Articles filed under Commentary
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Where were the parents?Apr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It is either significant or merely interesting that William Golding dedicated his classic, "Lord of the Flies," to his mother and father. It is precisely the absence of ...
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The view from CanteyvilleApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - CANTEYVILLE, S.C. - If thy name is Incumbent, you might want to start packing up those D.C. tchotchkes. November is likely to be a cruel month. That, at least, is the vi...
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Not making the grade on reformApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - As one of the chief architects of No Child Left Behind, Sandy Kress wishes that when it comes to education reform, President Obama offered more hope and less change. The...
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What would Newt do?Apr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Sitting in his spacious Washington, D.C., office on K Street, the leader of the last Republican revolution, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, ponders the future...
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The far right's hate elementApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - The arrests of members of a Michigan-based "Christian" militia group should convince doubters that there is good reason to worry about right-wing, anti-government extrem...
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The latest government takeover: public noticesApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Taxpayers have seen their fair share of government takeovers the past few years. The auto industry, Wall Street banks, student loans, health care - the list goes on and ...
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Turned off by partisanshipApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - While terrorist bombs were blowing up in the Moscow subway, Washington, D.C., was enjoying a week of unusual peace and quiet. Congress was in recess and the tumult and s...
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Let's leave the prognosticating to the soothsayersApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Political sages turn today's polling and past voter behavior into confident predictions about upcoming elections. That's their job. But fortunetellers may do nearly as w...
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Rejection seasonMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Yesterday, Stanford University announced it had accepted a mere 7.2 percent of the tens of thousands of high school seniors across the country who applied for admission ...
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It's extraordinary how often ordinary people make newsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - There is an axiom in the newspaper business that every person is a news story. If you dig deep enough, you'll find something remarkable about even the most ordinary pers...