Mile High Hopes
A month and a half ago, I let a rather inept team of movers clear out my Long Beach apartment, loaded my critters into my convertible, and headed east for ...
Overreaching Autocrat
The death knell for freedom in Venezuela was the sound of silence, as Hugo Chavez’s regime finally pulled the plug on Radio Caracas TV at midnight Sunday.
The next sound to ...
Free Speech Is Not Peripheral
Alan Johnston has been held longer than any other foreign captive in Gaza. The BBC correspondent was abducted by four gunmen on March 12, and the ensuing silence and lack ...
A Clash of Demonstrations
The immigration protest has gone Hollywood – complete with superheroes, villains, and furry cartoon dinosaurs.
Saturday’s march past the stars on the Walk of Fame didn’t start off having ...
Looking Down at the Marble Ceiling
When I attended a California State University, there was a requirement that students take a semester course in women’s or cultural studies. I took women’s history in the vain hope ...
Iraq 101
Since the “surge” became official, listening to the telly, reading letters to the editor, and trolling blogs has been excruciating.
The Iraq war is a subject sure to stoke emotions, quickly ...
Chavez Swallows a Nation
That time is now just a hop, skip, and a swearing-in away.
Happy inauguration, Hugo. Farewell, free market. Farewell, free press. Farewell, free expression. Hello, unabashed totalitarianism!
– Bridget Johnson is a ...
Don’t Stop the Presses
Two days before Christmas, as many were engaging in mortal combat for mall parking spaces, the United Nations Security Council was busy passing a key resolution that should make the ...
I Resolve…
With each New Year come the same cookie-cutter resolutions: lose weight, get a dream job, be nice to people, make more money, learn a language, get organized, etc.
I have decided ...
Twas the Night Before 2007
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the House,
The incoming Dems were beginning to grouse.
Their eyes turned toward the White House with care,
In hopes that Hillary soon would be ...