opinion

I’ve got a confession to make – a deep, dark secret that could get me into a lot of trouble with my conservative friends and something that may even get me thrown out of the Fox News fan club. I’m tired of hating President Obama. That’s right. I’m downright exhausted. …

It’s Thanksgiving week and on tables across the country, turkey is set to be the star of the show. It doesn’t matter whether your dinner is free-range, natural-fed, antibiotic-free turkey, Tofurkey or the traditional, tasty Butterball. Every one of those that hits the platter becomes the instant centerpiece. Pity the …

The GOP is like the lady who goes shoe shopping. She can only buy one pair, and it’s got to be shoes she can wear all year long, and in every circumstance….and can afford. She knows what she needs is a practical pair of black leather pumps. But once she’s …

On December 10, the largest demonstrations since 1991 shook at least 15 cities in Russia. In Moscow, tens of thousands took to the streets, protesting the fraudulent parliamentary elections on December 4. Twelve years of Putin’s corruption and reliance on high oil prices have taken their toll on Russia’s economy, …

Being racist—or discriminating along racial lines—means treating people differently because of the color of their skin or race. Since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, America has made great strides towards eliminating racism in our society. But the dream of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was not …

In the crucial bellwether state of Ohio, the Democratic governor has created a heavily partisan committee that may be able to tip the scales in favor of Democrats in the upcoming 2010 census.What makes this situation particularly worrisome is that the man tapped to run the committee is current state …

Americans don’t like to think much about where their gasoline comes from. They’re happy when supplies are plentiful and prices are cheap. Many have painful memories of oil embargoes, gas lines and price spikes, and prefer those episodes not be repeated. Americans expect gasoline to be as reliable as electricity. …

For a certain swath of the Washington elite, 2010 was to be the year when economic issues dominated the political scene in the Republican Party. Relegated to the supporting cast, or even understudy status, were the tiresome social issues that, the elites hold, merely distract the public audience from far …

It’s Thanksgiving week and on tables across the country, turkey is set to be the star of the show. It doesn’t matter whether your dinner is free-range, natural-fed, antibiotic-free turkey, Tofurkey or the traditional, tasty Butterball. Every one of those that hits the platter becomes the instant centerpiece. Pity the …

2009 is a weird year, where things are upside down — the opposite of what they should be or usually are. Here’s a list of events that were inverted or backward this year: 1. An airline pilot became famous for sailing in the Hudson, not over it. 2. The IRS …