Category: Politics

As I've said before, I don't consider myself a conservative. I describe myself as a "militant moderate." Last November, I split my vote between two Democrats and two Republicans …

One of the Democrats' recurring themes is that the Republicans are using Machiavellian tactics. Apparently, they object to people like Karl Rove using Machiavelli's works as a plan book. …

I'm not one for jewelry, but I do have a single pin I wear on occasion. It's the most expensive item I've ever gotten, and I paid dearly for …

This morning, the Boston Globe ran a story that Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) has decided that his long history of landslide victories and a war chest that nearly reaches …

The New York TImes has a story today about one, Doug Wead who secretly taped conversations with then Gov. George Bush as he was preparing to run for President. …

Sometimes the distance across the Atlantic Ocean seems much further than it is in the digital age. To read the thoughts of many europeans, you sometimes wonder what planet …

My high-school had one of the best science departments imaginable. Probably 4 of my top 5 teachers in my life were in that department. There was one lesson we …

One of the most insightful political quotes I've ever heard was from Ralph Waldo Emerson: When you strike at a king, you must kill him. This simple sentence is …

Continuing the discussion from here and here. Frustrated Democrats Find a Voice Lawmakers Use Policy Committee to Investigate Issues They Say GOP Ignores C-SPAN viewers tuning in yesterday morning …

Yesterday, on the radio, I heard the reports of the swearing-in of Alberto Gonzales as the United States Attorney General. In his praise for Mr. Gonzales, though, Bush dropped …