The Stopped Clock

The old Bush , if you recall, expressed wistfully that the best outcome for Iraq would have been to replace Hussein with a somewhat more enl...

The New York Times presents a fascinating account of life on the "front lines" in Iraq, as compared to "life in a bubble...

It is interesting to observe what passes for the far left and the far right in this country, when it comes to "free trade". On the...

Tough New Tactics by U.S. Tighten Grip on Iraq Towns - The results, no doubt, of a cultural sensitivity class: "You have to understand...

Since Bush's visit to Iraq on Thanksgiving, although the Democrats who vie for his jof have pretty much left him alone, there has been s...

Forgive me - I had mistakenly assumed that Sowell was done with his rants against "busybodies". It appears that the long gas line...

According to The Associated Press : A seventh-grade social studies teacher in Presque Isle who said he was barred from teaching about non-C...

In recent columns, Thomas Sowell is playing the role of the curmudgeon, bitterly complaining about "busybodies" who are supposedly...

In today's Times, Bill Safire cautions us not to get too exuberant in what he sees as an amazing financial recovery for the nation, for...

The best suggested caption I have heard to date for this most interesting photo is: "No football? No problem!" (Thanks, Lynne.) ...

In today's Washington Post, E.J. Dionne speaks of The Politics of Payoff , and looks at the beneficiaries of the Bush Administration...

In today's Washington Post, Fred Hiatt presents " The Nitty-Gritty of Democracy , which examines the treatment of an Egyptian human...

In " The Productivity Paradox ", today's New York Times poses some interesting questions regarding the accuracy of worker prod...

Back when I was in high school, I went to a meeting mostly of adults where there was the obligatory introduction session - what's your n...

A week ago, Colbert King of the Washington Post wrote a column which described how a D.C. Superior Court Judge had sentenced a habitual cri...

The New York Times (courtesy of the Associated Press) informs us today that the " AARP Faces Revolt Over Medicare Bill ". The arti...

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The London Guardian today offers eight diverse viewpoints on how the U.S. (um, I mean, "the coalition") can move forward in Iraq....

In a column which is very much worth reading, " Buzz Phrases That Deaden The Mind ", Dick Meyer writes, "Liberal bias" (...

Back during my undergraduate days, when taking one psychology class or another, I was introduced to the concept of "reaction formation...