I used to think it was as absurd to say that nothing was a conspiracy as to say that everything is a conspiracy. That was before developing a thorough understanding of the absurdity of existence--especially in the political realm. It now seems altogether possible, even probable, that both statements could...

Now we get to see just what it looks like when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. The audacity of hope versus the tenacity of fear. That fear doesn't just drive the opposition to a frenzy of fanatical rejectionism. It also clutches at the throats of Obama supporters, especially...

Ask and ye shall receive, as the good book says. The fine print on that promise is "watch out what you pray for -- you just might get it." The Christian right prayed for the end of the world. Sure enough, they got the end of their world. They prayed...

The silver screen is both a reflection and window into our collective consciousness. Hollywood has had uncanny interactions with presidential politics since Ronald Reagan failed to get the lead in Casablanca and wound up in the White House instead. No doubt there's a parallel universe in which Reagan landed the...