There was a time when I might have believed Chris Christie’s denials. I guess it’s still possible that he’s telling the truth, but I
Category: Public safety
Resurging interest in Teddy Roosevelt’s Progressive Movement
Biographer and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin has written biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Lyndon Baines Johnson. As she looked to a
Do immunizations cause autism? Don’t ask a celebrity
We don’t take advice from celebrities on many issues, like how to avoid scandal or how to turn down Oprah’s request for an interview.
Obama loves fracking
A friend of mine recently hosted a home screening of the documentary Gasland 2 by Josh Fox. The film exposes the environmental and health dangers of
“Fruitvale Station:” Check your stereotypes at the ticket counter
The Jan. 1, 2009 headlines said: “22-year-old, unarmed black man fatally shot by BART police.” For too many Americans, it was just another example
Zimmerman not-guilty verdict: Commentary by political cartoonists
When a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, sending justice back to the drawing board, that’s exactly where political
Militarized police force: No longer just a threat, it’s here
Judging from the two excerpts published so far on Salon.com, Radley Balko’s new book, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police
NSA vs. ACLU: Split Decision
The revelation that the federal government has been secretly gathering records on the phone calls and online activities of millions of Americans and foreigners
NYC: 1st-class city, 3rd-class infrastructure, and what it means for the rest of us
America’s failure to invest in its infrastructure is a national disgrace. I think most of us can agree on that. But it’s very hard
The shameful background-check vote: Is this any way to run a civilized country?
I watched the comments by one of the grieving parents from Newtown and the President this afternoon in response to the shameful miscarriage of