Conservatives? Or Destructionists?
It seems strange to say it, but many of us are old enough to remember the Vietnam War. It's hard to believe you have to be old or at...
About: Jack Kenny
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Blair: Cheney Wanted Wider Wars
Whatever else may be said about Richard B. "Deadeye Dick" Cheney, the first Vice President since Aaron Burr ever to personally shoot a man, it may at least be...
Beware the Pro-Life Alliance
I received an e-mail last evening from an ardent and perpetually active pro-life woman in my state of New Hampshire who was irate over the fact that the National...
A Modest Proposal for Savings
I haven't come up with a name for my new political party yet, though I am working on a few possibilities: the Pizza Party, the Beer Party (We promise...
Gov. Christie Warns Republicans Over Ground Zero Mosque flak
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, considered a rising star and possible presidential contender in the Republican Party, is advising Republicans to back away from their heated opposition to a...
“Media Matters” wants Dr. Laura’s scalp
A web site called Media Matters, apparently dedicated to the proposition that all right-wing spokesmen should be silenced, is now targeting sponsors of Dr. Laura Schlesinger's call-in radio program...
Bishop John B. McCormack to Retire
Today is an important day for New Hampshire Catholics. It is the 75th birthday of Bishop of Manchester John B. McCormack, the former assistant to Bernard Cardinal "I fought...
Former Sen.Ted Stevens, “Emperor of Earmarks,” Killed in Crash
Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, known for his hot temper and deep barrels of pork for his rural state, died Monday night in a plane crash. Stevens, 86, was...
Court Says No GPS Tracking Without Warrant
When you are driving down a public highway, the police may not track your progress with an electronic device without a warrant, a U.S Appeals Court ruled on August...
The Road to Nagasaki
Like many of America's and the world's tragedies, the chain of events that led to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki goes back to the great wielder of...
Sir Thomas More: God’s Servant First
There is, if you will, an arresting scene in A Man for All Seasons, Robert Bolt’s magnificent play about Sir Thomas More. The scene concerns an arrest that does...
“Adam and Steve” in Judge Walker’s America
A question on many Americans' minds now is whether and when the Supreme Court of the United States will overturn a federal court's ruling that the California law defining...
Pawlenty of What for President?
Republicans are not inclined to run debutantes for President. No Obama, please. Republicans love retreads. I almost believe that if Adlai Stevenson, twice the Democratic nominee for President, had...
Gingrich Wants Attacks on Iran, North Korea
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Republican of Georgia, apparently believes the United States is not yet involved in enough wars. In a speech last week before the...
A Police State You’d Better Believe In
When our nation is waging "war on" so many things (drugs, crime, poverty, terrorism), it's hard to know where to enlist and when to defect. Or put another way,...