Author: Jay Tea

Every Sunday morning, I faithfully tune in to NPR for Liane Hansen and Weekend Edition Sunday. I love the puzzle with Will Shortz, the Voices In The News segment, …

Last week, I wrote about some Massachusetts teachers who were suing to get their jobs back after repeatedly failing an English proficiency test. This Sunday, in an astonishing development, …

I'm not much of a music critic, but this particular song got me thinking. First of all, the tone and feel of the song seems a bit derivative -- …

With the plea-bargain of former Tom Delay aide Tony Rudy on corruption charges related to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, I find myself wondering: what are the significant differences between …

Last week, the New York Times had a breathless scoop: President Bush and Prime Minister Blair were so eager to go to war with Iraq, Bush was actually ready …

It's no secret that I don't like Oliver Willis. He's a lazy thinker, a mediocre writer and a political hack. He gets bent out of shape whenever I dig …

Last week, word came out of the Zacarias Moussaoui trial that the jury deliberating his sentence had asked the judge a question -- could hijacked airplanes be considered Weapons …

I don't often talk about work here. I really try to keep my online "job" here (which I enjoy tremendously) separate from the day job (which pays the bills …

In Massachusetts, a man named William Coutris is dying. He's only 41, and he has a terminal case of a very rare cancer. He only has one last request …

Every now and then, I'll be right on the verge of an insight, wrestling with it over and over and not quite getting a grasp on it. I'll get …