Category: Politics

Bruce, over at Mass Backwards, has discovered another reason to flee the Bay State and come north to Cow Hampshire. I answered him in the comments there, but I …

Many people warned of the "slippery slope" of starving Terri Schiavo to death. They were right: Granddaughter yanks grandma's feeding tube In a situation recalling the recent death of …

This morning, I touched on the political ramifications of the next Pope. In the comments, several people questioned whether the choosing of the Pope should involve politics at all, …

Over at Austin Bay, there's an interesting piece on the idea of electing an African pope. His thesis is that there is a huge lack of interest in sub-Saharan …

The mystery over who authored the Terri Schiavo "talking points memo," appears to have been solved. Mike Allen in The Washington Post reports:The legal counsel to Sen. Mel Martinez …

Captain Ed examines the charges that Rep. Tom DeLay's payments to his wife and daughter were out of the ordinary, and excessive. I'd been waiting to see if either …

Yet more wonderful news from Boston's Big Dig... For those who would like a brief recap: yesterday rocks and other debris started falling from the roof of one of …

Support pro-democracy demonstrators in Beirut's "tent city" and keep attention on Lebanon's struggle for freedom. Lebanon is at an historic crossroads. It has been under foreign occupation for more...

Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI) is facing a dilemma, whether to stand on his principles or to vote with his party. Politicians of both parties regularly face these kind of …

Jon Danforth and Bill Bradley have bookend editorials in todays The New York Times where they identify their choice for the most important issue facing their respective parties. Danforth …