The term 'debtors' prison' immediately conjures images of the mid-nineteenth century, when both men and women were locked in prisons until their families could afford to pay off their debt. For some,...
Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s military campaign against drug cartels has failed miserably. It’s no stretch to call it the single worst human-made disaster in Mexico since the Mexican...
Oil has been flowing into the gulf for over a month now and it seems that a resolution continues to remain just out of reach. The disaster is now openly being compared to Hurricane Katrina – and...
I'm grateful that gyms exist; without them, I’m sure I would have turned to messier alternatives for stress relief, such as pooping in mailboxes and shouting at small dogs. But the more time I...
Rand Paul claims to represent the Kentuckian masses and their disinterest in the political status quo: both with the Obama Administration's policies on everything from the bailout to punishing BP for...
If (when?) Iran gets the bomb, the following things will happen: Israel’s ability to deter or react to Hezbollah gets tighter; The U.S. will have to balance Israel’s desire for action with China...
“Before our eyes our father was taken. Before the eyes of his beloved, he was robbed of his life, and we were robbed of not just the man you think you know, but real simple, Daddy. And she of her...
On TV this morning, I heard a talking head say President Obama might have selected Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court nominee because, like Obama, Kagan is a good mediator. The former dean of Harvard...
So another guy with a Muslim name, this time a Pakistani name, recently attempted to attack an American target. I've been watching the Daily Show about it, along with the other news channels of equal...
Michelle Obama is everywhere these days, but one place you won’t find her is the Class of 1985 - 25th Reunion celebration at Princeton University. Obama, who graduated cum laude from Princeton in...
