“Is there anything you can do so that my life does not come to a stop when I graduate from Seattle University in two years?”
The sophomore who asked me that question had...
Fifty years ago, William F. Buckley wrote a memorable complaint about the fact that Americans do not complain enough.
His point, like most of the points he made during h...
Anyone catching a flight during the busy Thanksgiving holidays might be required to check his dignity at the security gate.
New screening procedures that took effect las...
A beloved American tradition, Thanksgiving Day offers us the opportunity to focus our thoughts on the grace that has been extended to our people and our country. This sp...
Thanksgiving was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 with these words:
“It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year . . . to favor ...
Good news.
An average of 17.7 percent of all Americans were at times unable to feed themselves in the 12 months prior to September of this year. That’s according to an a...
It’s confirmed. Four Nuclear Regulatory Commission members cast their votes months ago on the question of whether the Obama administration can unilaterally cancel the na...
Last week, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., pleaded before members of the House Ethics Committee. On the 13 charges of misconduct against him, he said he didn’t have ti...
While Haiti is back in the news due to another nightmarish event, it seems important to talk about good things that are happening, propelled by the Haitian people themse...
WASHINGTON — Here is a test for the new Republican majority headed for the House of Representatives under the banner of cutting the budget deficit, ending federal bailou...
