Why have the media shown such relatively little interest in the utter lack of transparency about the bailout? Is it because they are still in campaign mode -- addicted to small bore, quick burn-out stories? The time has come to recalibrate. As Obama transitions to governing mode, so should the press. READ MORE
Obama Isn't the Only One Being Inaugurated on Jan. 20th The preamble of the Constitution starts with We the People. And it has never been clearer that we can't "form a more perfect Union" without the active participation of millions of us. To illustrate this we are putting together a video that will symbolize that we are all stakeholders -- all being inaugurated on January 20th -- by having people from across America send us video of themselves taking the presidential oath of office. READ MORE
Initially the blame for the passage of Prop 8 came to lie at the feet of blacks. Now comes new evidence that blacks did not vote more disproportionately for Prop 8 than any other ethnic group.
At a time when the global economic landscape looks so bleak, it's especially fortunate that non-governmental organizations like the Clinton Foundation are going where governments can't go to bring hope.
We're giving Congress a choice: you can either have our money or money from special interests, but not both. We'll reward the reformers. But those who oppose reform won't get any money from us.
Director Bryan Singer worked really hard to get all the Nazi paraphernalia just right in Valkyrie, so why does he let Tom Cruise call Joseph Goebbels "George Gobel?"
I conducted a poll about what spies thought of the Panetta choice. The results: "Obama was wise" to choose someone out of the torture loop to run the CIA. But there's a problem.
I never thought I'd say it, but I agree with Exxon on an environmental issue.
It's fitting that Rod Blagojevich was impeached on what would have been the 96th birthday of Richard Nixon, one of his favorite presidents. He once described Nixon to me as "a Greek tragedy in many ways."
The new president can use sound policy to set the Detroit Three on a globally competitive track, and fight global warming while also starting to right the economy.
Why have the media shown such relatively little interest in the utter lack of transparency about the bailout? Is it because they are still in campaign mode -- addicted to small bore, quick burn-out stories? The time has come to recalibrate. As Obama transitions to governing mode, so should the press. READ MORE
Obama Isn't the Only One Being Inaugurated on Jan. 20th The preamble of the Constitution starts with We the People. And it has never been clearer that we can't "form a more perfect Union" without the active participation of millions of us. To illustrate this we are putting together a video that will symbolize that we are all stakeholders -- all being inaugurated on January 20th -- by having people from across America send us video of themselves taking the presidential oath of office. READ MORE
We are now many months into a deep and ugly recession of genuine historical importance, and to the best of my knowledge, no official moniker has yet emerged. Let's choose one.
Well, not quite, but the U2 frontman will be writing op-eds and podcasting for the Times starting this Sunday. The fate of Bill Kristol, meanwhile, should be decided any minute.
President-elect Obama said last week that "when Momma's happy, everybody's happy." But let's hope he means it for all of America's "mommas" -- the women who elected him.
Michael Hirschorn's recent piece in The Atlantic offers up a sensational possibility: "What if The New York Times goes out of business -- like, this May?" Could he be right?
Why is the government that supposedly values the free market system above all forcing the TV industry to rush into a new broadcast technology, regardless of whether the market is ready?
Cleaning out our stable of intelligence officials is a Herculean task. We are lucky to have men like Dennis Blair and Leon Panetta willing to sacrifice for the good of the nation.
While much of the neo-Nazi fringe remains opposed to the existence of Israel, the whites-only British National Party recently declared its full-throated support for Israel's attack on Gaza.
From burn pits to power plants, we are hearing more and more about troops who have been exposed to toxins while serving our country overseas.
