News Companion

The following was written in 2004, during the George W. Bush administration.  The Dark Side of the Reagan Legacy One factor that has le...

Guts, Blinking and the Work Ethic George W. Bush, it is said, likes to trust in his gut feeling. Sarah Palin believes the test of a good l...

Toilets don't normally come up in conversation. The last time they were in the news was back in 1997, when the federal government passed...

When you're driving, do you wear a seatbelt, or do you leave it off and trust that God will save you if there's an accident? Over th...

Today's headline in the NY Times, "81% in Poll Say Nation Is on the Wrong Track," provides as good an excuse as any to begin a...

Imagine, oh jaded ones, the following scenario: A government employee is being interviewed on a radio talk show, and fields a call from a li...