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In politics, honesty and independence can land you in trouble

Published: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Open-minded and solution-oriented, that's what we hope for in public officials. Or say we do. But honesty is not always a rewarding trait in politics, especially during high-stakes election years, as Booker pro...

Obnoxious attempt to intimidate Supreme Court

Published: Friday, May 25, 2012 12:00 am MDT

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts faces an intimidating situation: support Obamacare and cheered for it, or reject it and be seen as a partisan who has delegitimized the court.

Mitt Romney finds himself having to repudiate an ad that never ran

Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Thus ends another faux controversy about non-ads in the very strange universe known as American Politics.

Genetics aside, you can't escape responsibility for extra pounds

Published: Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:00 am MDT

A new study projects that 42 percent of American adults will be obese by 2030. Something no less than a "major public health intervention" is needed.

Slow jamming the presidency: How 'cool' is the president?

Published: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 12:00 am MDT

It was fun. It was odd. It was just a little bit … unseemly.

Stop taking tiny utterances and inflating them into distractions

Published: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:00 am MDT

For reasons that don't interest me much, "girl fights" have always had a particular tug on our imaginations. Thus, when consultant/pundit/Democrat Hilary Rosen commented on CNN that Ann Romney had never held a ...

Trayvon Martin case leaves a lot that is appalling in many ways

Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 12:00 am MDT

There are so many appalling aspects to the Trayvon Martin case that it's hard to find a permanent home for outrage.

Moderation has gone from virtue to something Americans shun

Published: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:00 am MDT

As the sun rises and dabs Caesars Palace with morning rouge, irony struts down the strip of casinos, shops and nightclubs.

Apples, oranges and zebras, oh my!

Published: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:00 am MDT

By now you've heard it plenty: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka "Obamacare," is like the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This creative bit of dot-connecting began with President Obama, and has been perpetuated by c...

Why do candidates treat South like a stereotype?

Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Having lived in South Carolina for most of the past 25 years, I've often averred that the state Chamber of Commerce keeps a stable of "rednecks" to release when the national media come to town.