Elena Kagan famously wrote that Senate judicial confirmation hearings were “a vapid and hollow charade” in 1995. Of course, as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, she ...
A man called my radio program recently with a dilemma. He's been charged with planning his company's end-of-summer barbecue. One date makes sense for all but seems to ru...
It is a good rule of thumb not to speak ill of the dead. But what to do when a man is celebrated beyond the limits of decorum or common sense? Must we stay silent as oth...
Our policy in Afghanistan might remain the same under Gen. David Petraeus, but his confirmation hearing last week offered fascinating clues about the very different way ...
Now that we've all had the pleasure of paying for Wall Street's last collapse, who should be on the hook for the next one? That question underlies the long-running rheto...
WASHINGTON — In the days since I suggested that President Obama's rhetorical style mimics feminine tropes, I've been informed of the following:
One, a black man cannot ...
The United States spends $7,290 per person on health care, much more than other developed nations, a study has found.
While political opponents try to churn up disconten...
Pete Sessions recognizes there are no certainties in politics.
After all, it took him three tries to win a seat in Congress representing Dallas and two to gain the chair...
WASHINGTON — The paradox of Robert Byrd's life — and the reason his death was recognized by his Senate colleagues as so significant a milestone — is the balance he struc...
The world's economic powerhouses left Toronto over the weekend parroting a message they wouldn't have uttered a year ago: It's time to stop hocking our futures by spendi...
