12.31.12 Time to Toot Horn for George H.W. Bush George H.W. Bush marked his 80th and 85th birthdays with parachute jumps.
12.16.12 American Fantasies That Lead to Massacre After a horrific massacre such as the one in Newtown, Connecticut, the word “senseless” gets a lively airing.
11.07.12 America’s Voting System Is a Disgrace When the polls close in most other democracies, the results are known almost instantly.
08.22.12 The Challenge for Cable News Like many people in the media and political world, I first heard from Twitter the news that Mitt Romney had chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate.
07.30.12 Do Guns Make Us Safer? Do guns make us safer? It’s an article of faith among many gun owners that yes they do.
07.30.12 Fear Drives Opposition to Gun Control There will be no new gun laws after the Aurora shooting for the basic reason that the American people do not want them.
04.14.12 Beyond Vimy You could learn a lot about Canada’s national psyche from the country’s enduring fascination with the battle of Vimy Ridge, fought 95 years ago this past week.