Heroes of the Republic

Heroes of the Republic

Stephen Colbert, every liberal’s favorite mock conservative, has taken to calling his viewers “heroes” as he exhorts them to contribute to his Super PAC. What’s a Super PAC you ask? Good question. It’s a money-laundering device that...
A Perry Tale about the Prince of Privilege

A Perry Tale about the Prince of Privilege

It’s bedtime, children. Get on your jammies, scootch under the covers, and I’ll tell you a “Perry Tale.” In this one, Prince Rick is trying to make it to the big White House in Washington. It’s a strange quest, because he calls the...
We Need an Armistice in the War on Drugs

We Need an Armistice in the War on Drugs

Here’s a war, We’ll never win; Cops aren’t good, At ending sin. Repealing Prohibition was easy by comparison. Pressure from “nice” people who wanted to drink legally again was overwhelming. Plus the liquor racketeers were just getting too...
The Lineup: Week of Sept. 12-18, 2011

The Lineup: Week of Sept. 12-18, 2011

This week’s OtherWords editorial package features two commentaries about Rick Perry. Raul A. Reyes explains why he isn’t likely to garner much of the Latino vote and Donald Kaul parses one of the Texas governor’s controversial assertions about Social...