Do Yourself a Favor, Rand: Stop Talking

There’s no doubt about it: The tea party is on a roll. Its support helped propel Scott Brown into Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat; it led the way in shouldering aside ultra-conservative Robert Bennett in Utah’s Senate primary, in favor of an even more...
Mainstream Media Blues

Mainstream Media Blues

Paper, TV, Make me blue; Hard to figure out What’s true. Recent times have been cruel to corporate media. Newspapers, magazines, TV, and even radio are all battling the wolf at the door. Often, the wolf wins. Print publications especially are under the gun. Many...

Academic Diversity on the Supreme Court

I don’t think President Obama should have nominated Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Don’t get me wrong; It’s not that I think she’s too conservative. That would be the granola/Birkenstock wing of the Democratic Party. And it’s certainly...
America’s Crusade Against Workers

America’s Crusade Against Workers

Rights at work, Leave on the tide; Without a union At our side. There’s a well-established ritual in Washington governing workers’ rights. When Republicans are in charge, they pursue a scorched-earth policy. This includes placing anti-union activists in...