1. The Constitution and the Ballpark
(Opinions/Politic)

...lag in school, and parents had been prosecuted for promoting delinquency. The Constitution and the Ballpark by Chris Edelson One of my all-time favorite Supreme Court decisions is West Virginia Stat...

2. Republican Party Stands for Nothing
(Opinions/Politic)

... “our party is determined to regain your trust.” More Proof That Today’s Republican Party Stands for Nothing by Chris Edelson Less than five months ago, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal argued that th...

3. 'Publish First, Ask Questions Later'
(Opinions/op-ed)

...ater” approach to journalism. New York Times Reporting on Iran Follows 'Publish First, Ask Questions Later' by Chris Edelson Model–Sort of Like the Model the Times and Others Followed in Reporting o...

4. If 9/11 Changed Everything, Why Did Oklahoma City Change Nothing?
(Opinions/Society)

...tremist with ties to the militia movement. If 9/11 Changed Everything, Why Did Oklahoma City Change Nothing? by Chris Edelson In 1995, more than 160 people were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing.&n...

5. For religious right wingers, where is the love?
(Opinions/Society)

... Robertson, Jerry Falwell and other religious right wingers. For religious right wingers, where is the love? by Chris Edelson I was not raised religiously, and, for many years, did not know very much...

6. What, exactly, qualifies Dick Cheney as an expert on national security?
(Opinions/op-ed)

...y about national security seriously. What, exactly, qualifies Dick Cheney as an expert on national security? by Chris Edelson It’s amazing that anyone takes Dick Cheney seriously, but since the tradi...

7. Empathy is Code for Being Human–Not a Bad Thing
(Opinions/Politic)

...cting individual rights, and won’t give government carte blanche to torture. Even for Supreme Court Justices by Chris Edelson Sen. Orrin Hatch claims that when President Obama mentioned that he want...

8. The Republicans Were Never the Party of Small Government
(Opinions/Politic)

...many failures in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. The Republicans Were Never the Party of Small Government by Chris Edelson The Republican party of the past 30 years has not been very good at gove...

9. Why Should Anyone Take the Republicans Seriously?
(Opinions/Politic)

... en masse, standing in the way of a popular stimulus plan. Why Should Anyone Take the Republicans Seriously? by Chris Edelson I’ve got a bit of a personal situation I have to deal with over the next ...

10. AP: Bush Is a Combination of Churchill, Confucius, and Gandhi
(Opinions/Politic)

...e than anything else. AP Suggests Bush Is a Combination of Churchill, Confucius, and Gandhi Rolled Into One. by Chris Edelson The Washington Post and Associated Press are certainly doing their best t...