July 20, 2015
A Latter-Day Joe McCarthy
(This originally appeared in The Hill) “Senator; you’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” In the summer months of 1954, 80 million Americans, transfixed, watched live the...
July 16, 2015
The Tortured Path to a Common Sense Education Policy
Thomas Jefferson was a big proponent of public education. He once said, Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. John Adams was of a like mind. ...
July 13, 2015
Deadlines
We are a world that needs self-imposed deadlines to make things happen. A deadline used to be critical for the newspaper business. If you didn’t file your copy by a certain time, you wouldn’t make the paper. Deadlines were also...
July 14, 2015
My Theory on the Iran Deal
I have a theory about this Iran nuclear deal. It’s not about the bomb. It’s about the sanctions. The Obama Administration, by relaxing the tough sanctions on the Persian regime, is basically declaring peace with the Iranians. For the Israelis...
July 15, 2015
Two Iconic Women
Two iconic women almost crossed paths in the Nation’s Capital yesterday. One represents the future. The other represents the past. One wouldn’t be caught dead in a pantsuit. The other wears nothing but....
July 14, 2015
A Hard Turn to the Left
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Jim Webb had it about right when he said that the Democrats have moved way, way to the left and that the former Virginia senator doesn’t recognize his party anymore. That’s true, of course....