It Takes One to Terrorize
While that thought may make Ramsey Clark want to sob in his soy, some of us see action in Gaza in a much more positive light.
Yes, war is bloody and ...
MSM Hostage
It sometimes seems to me that it would be easier to invite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a bar mitzvah than to defend the press to fellow conservatives.
I’ve tried it before, penning ...
Confessions of an Idol Addict
When it comes to confessions of reality TV junkies, I have had enough programming addictions to warrant a lifetime of 12-step programs.
My name is Bridget. I’m a political columnist. I ...
Traveling With Danger
There’s a certain hell that every journalist finds herself trapped in at one time or another, those assignments that remind you there is nowhere to go but up, those local ...
Are You Talking to Me?
After years of supporting war, invasions, occupations, limited skirmishes, and terse verbal exchanges, I have come to grips with the label lobbed at me by leftists like rocket-propelled grenades: I ...
Lucky For The Irish
Last December, as halls were decked and holiday trees were aglow, a new phrase entered the news show lexicon with a bang: The War on Christmas. Battle lines were drawn ...
“Van Gogh Effect”
Call it the “Van Gogh effect.” Whenever I write about the slain Dutch filmmaker or Islamic terrorism portrayed in film–or not portrayed, as the case is–comments dribble in from corners ...
Christmas in The Newsroom
Every year as Christmas draws near, you can find me making my list and checking it twice. The newsroom potluck list, that is. Can the sports department be convinced to ...
Going South
The California-Mexico Border, earlier this fall–There’s an ad campaign dotting the freeways of Los Angeles: signs pitching the crystal-blue waters of the Baja peninsula, beckoning Californians to “Just Drive South.” ...
Hollywood On The Tigris
Saddam Hussein’s saga was more of a crime-family B-movie, but he fancied himself more of a blockbuster action star. During his reign, the megalomaniac dictator ordered the production of semi-biographical ...