Reality must take precedence over public relations.

You can't stop a natural disaster. You can avoid a disastrous response.

A memorial implies that 9-11 is a part of history. It is not.

The lesson of Prohibition is not that you can't legislate morality; we do that every day.

For Labor Day, we consider those that don't.

Russia has called the bluff of NATO, the "world's greatest alliance."

Time magazine gets a clue on welfare, and advocates "creating livelihoods."

It is beautiful, shiny, and impressive, and not entirely valueless - but nothing like as glorious as it appears.

Have we become so used to injustice that we expect it, and simply live with it?

What if the stadium is empty? If there are too many empty seats on TV, I'll lose my head. What to do...?