Category: Politics

Of late, I've been finding myself trying to guess which stories will garner media attention, and those which will slip through the cracks. And of late, I've been doing …

First Democrats said, "What crisis?" But they lost the battle for public opinion on that front, as the vast majority of Americans (whether they support President Bush's personal accounts …

One week after being named as one of the three worst mayors in the country by Time magazine, San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy announced today that he will resign …

Two stories are floating around the blogosphere of late, and I think I see a common thread between them. The first is the tale of how Microsoft chose to …

Yesterday, I briefly touched on the Ray Reggie mess. Now, it's time to delve a little more deeply into this scandal that could pit the two major Democratic power …

Here's a movie plot: A man, ambitious for political power, makes a deal with the devil: in exchange for power and success through his sons, he will surrender his …

There are times when I feel sorry for Ted Kennedy. He was born to play a Falstaffian role, ill-suited and ill-trained for the role destiny thrust upon him. And …

Once again, France has decided that a disagreement that could erupt into a shooting war needs its special touch. This time, it's the longstanding dispute between Communist China and …

Garrett Chamberlain is the chief of police in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, a small town along the Massachusetts border in the western part of the state. They've had occasional …

Before I begin, let me get one thing clear: I don't smoke. I never have smoked. I never will smoke. I loathe cigarettes with a deep and abiding passion, …