Politics |
There is a reason that people avoid talking about politics. I was
gathered with some friends to mark International Bacon Day (an
under-observed celebration)
Campaign 2012 |
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered a peculiar keynote address
Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention (see video
below). There was no red…
Campaign 2012 |
As the November elections approach and difficult choices confront
us, we would do well to think about Jesus, the King of kings and
perfect ruler of the…
Campaign 2012 |
In Denver last week, President Obama presented himself as strong on
women's issues and the obvious choice for women in the 2012
election. By women's issues he…
Campaign 2012 |
The Democrats are beating the campaign drum with the daily and
so-far-unsubstantiated charge that Mitt Romney, wealthy though he
is, paid no income taxes for…
Culture |
Here in New York and Long Island, we forget that there's a
"rest-of-the-country" out there that's different from us. You may
even live in that bit. Wyoming,
Campaign 2012 |
President Obama does not see the world the way most of us see it.
So he campaigns with vague slogans like "Hope" and, in 2012,
"Forward." But because he…
Courts |
The Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act surprised
even the most experienced and learned court watchers. It was not so
much the decision itself…
Campaign 2012 |
With its decision yesterday on the constitutionality of the
Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), the Supreme Court threw fuel
on the fire of Tea Party anger…
Politics |
The problem with liberals is they don't like the way the world is.
Now, there is a sense in which we all share that dissatisfaction.
Sin has made a wreck of…
Sports |
Why do sports events begin with the national anthem? At Monday's
Stanley Cup game in Los Angeles, Pia Toscano belted out "The
Star-Spangled Banner" alongside…
Faith & Inspiration |
Someone once said, "You wouldn't need a house if you didn't have so
much stuff … that's all a house is: a pile of stuff with a cover
over it." This is why…
