A Dinner of Hotdogs
       For weeks, you dreaded going to a formal dinner party because you knew the main course was liver. No seasonings. No bacon wrap. No fried onions. Just liver. You tried every excuse, but finally realized you just had to take your antacids and go to dinner. [ more ]

Addressed to the 9's
       The Supreme Court received advice from constitutional scholar, civil rights analyst, and national educator George W. Bush. Yes, that George W. Bush.
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Conspiracy in the White House
      Anywhere from 10 to 20 percent of Americans, according to a variety of polls, including those conducted by the Gallup organization, believe the moon landings were faked. Influenced by a combination of greater knowledge of media technology and an increasing mistrust of government, a vocal minority of Americans believe Neil Armstrong and the other astronauts performed in a TV studio, possibly set up in the Nevada desert. [ more ]

Crumpling Constitutional Guarantees
       With one word, a federal judge has described not only John Ashcroft's handling of the Department of Justice, but also the Bush administration's policy of citing national security as the reason why it's trying to hide the Constitution from Americans. [ more ]

Government-Approved Slaughter
        Almost every day, a dozen or so wild burros come down from the foothills of the Black Mountains of northwestern Arizona onto the main street of Oatman, a revitalized high desert mining town about 15 miles from where California, Nevada, and Arizona meet. [ more ]

Leafing Through the Bush Legacy
       Usually, it takes years, even decades, for a political leader to develop his legacy. George W. Bush, over-achiever that he is, has done it in about 18 months. And, there's still two and one-half years left for him to expand that legacy.[ more ]

A Lott of Questions
       It was just an off-the-cuff comment. A throw-away line, actually. Just something to honor retiring Sen. Strom Thurmond at his 100th birthday bash.
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Marshbaum's Fine Line
       Surrounded by maps and monitors, Marshbaum was directing the search for Osama bin Laden.
       As the only journalist allowed into the super-secret War Room, located 250 yards north of the intersection of routes 45 and 518, just inside Coal Breaker Mountain in Molly Twp., it was my responsibility to observe and report every factoid to the public. I might win a Pulitzer if I did my job well. If not, I would get several offers to be a TV news anchor. [ more ]

Protecting America From Partisan Zealousness
       President Bush call the decision "ridiculous."
       Sen. Maj. Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) said it was "just nuts."
       New York Gov. George Pataki called it "junk justice."
       Calif. Gov. Gray Davis, in whose state the decision was issued, said he was "extremely disappointed.".... [ more ]

'Pssst. Cigarettes. One Buck Each'
      "Pssst."
      I walked straight ahead, looking neither right nor left in a darkened alley illuminated by a quarter-moon.
      "Pssst."
       I quickened my pace, but there was no avoiding the shadowy figure. [ more ]

The Compassionate Exerciser
       George W. Bush, the self-proclaimed compassionate conservative who doesn't want government intruding into private lives, has just mixed government into private lives. [ more ]