The conservatives have rightly complained about the fiasco that was the CNN/YouTube debate, to say nothing of Chris Matthews' execrable moderating. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and it doesn't fit any better on that side.

Of course Mr. Musharraf doesn't want to share power. Who does? Does The Times want to share power and influence with the LA Times or with the Washington Post? Of course not.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the head of the Church of England, stirred up a storm when he spoke of the Nativity as a "myth." The Pope didn't have that problem. Perhaps the Pope has a stronger brand identity than does the Church of England?

Once again, lawbreakers get a nice fat Christmas present, while the longsuffering voters get "nothing but hooks and some wire."

It is time just to face up to what we know to be the case: Anything goes.

The Omaha mall incident adds 9 more victims onto this year's tally of innocents who died because of gun control.

The Trust doesn't answer to anybody anymore. They don't even have to be right.

Armed citizens make it a bit harder to do evil.

Having been put on the scent, the blogosphere discovered that this was only the tip of the iceberg.

The secret of safety was and is crime prevention, not crime investigation.