Let's face it. We need more guns.

We know the criminals have them. That's how we can tell they're criminals. That guy pointing a gun at you? Probably a criminal. Unless, of course, he's a cop. They have guns too. But they usually wear uniforms and let you know they're...

I was born a few blocks from Yankee Stadium. The first baseball game I ever saw was in The House That Ruth Built and another great Yankee hero, Mickey Mantle won it with a 9th inning home run. I became an instant New York Yankees fan.

Later in my childhood,...

Attention people of the year 2009,

We, the people of the future, need your urgent assistance. We have sent this message back in time in the hope that the events that have occurred may be altered by your immediate action.

We are writing to you from the rubble of our...

Last night, President Obama, seeking to quiet the war of words over his comments about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., by Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley, sat down for a photo op and a beer with the two men. Unfortunately, his choice of an alcoholic beverage...

House leaders have come forth with a health care plan. "Big Business," Republicans and medical providers will attack it. But, based on what I've read so far, there is a lot in here that makes sense. Last month I took my elected representatives to task for their waffling on...

This past month, my health insurance company raised premiums across the board 34%. And this in the face of front page news about the desperate condition of both American health care and our economy. 34%! There was a time when purveyors of crimes like that were tarred and feathered.

Here's a truth many folks can't seem to grasp. We can't save the Earth. The Earth is going to die. It won't be for billions of years, but the end is indeed coming (yes, religious fanatics, your day will come). What really needs saving is not the planet, but, rather,...

Let me start by saying, I own a gun. Gun ownership by itself doesn't make someone nuts. It just seems that lots of people who are nuts like guns a little bit too much. Today, one day after a man shot and killed 13 people in upstate New York, another...

Yesterday I wrote that the election of Obama is a victory over the politics of hate. I was wrong. As the dust cleared this morning, it was apparent that Californians had voted to deny basic rights to millions of citizens who just happen to have been born gay.

As...

The "Bradley Effect" is no more. For all the talk of race being an issue in this election, it turns out that race was not an issue at all.

Half a century after "separate but equal" was shot down by the Supreme Court, the American people have shown that...

John McCain tells us that Barack Obama is the most liberal senator in the United States Senate. That's debatable, but more important, when did being called a liberal become an insult?

We've tried conservative rule for the last 8 years and for 28 of the last 40 years and...

On Sunday, John McCain guaranteed he would win the election. It's understandable why he may think victory is still within his grasp.

In recent history, Republicans have proven most adept at winning elections. They do it by following a simple formula. They prey on voters' fears. And, it turns...

With apologies to Lewis Carroll

The aging senator paced the parlor of his mansion. He had seven such mansions and couldn't be sure just which one this parlor was in. "Bother," he thought, "I have much more important things to contemplate." This was true, as he wished to be president...

One minute John McCain is calling Barack Obama a socialist. The next minute he's suggesting the federal government should buy up distressed mortgages at inflated prices to save home owners from their bad investments. Guess what John? That's a little bit of socialism right there.

None of the candidates is...

The tale of Joe the Plumber got me thinking about a conversation I once had with Abe the Accountant.

Years ago, when my salary increase caused me to pay higher taxes, I complained to my accountant. Abe, my accountant, told me something simple. "Be happy you're paying taxes," he said....

If John McCain wants us to think he's not the same as George Bush, perhaps he should stop embracing Bush's policies.

This election should be about one thing: a vision for the future of the American economy. All other issues, domestic and foreign, are dependent on this vision. For close...

In 2000, voters were told endlessly about how down to earth and genuine George W. Bush was. Everyone wanted to have a beer and a barbecue with him. Me too. If only to tell him up close what an ass he was. Al Gore? He was, of course, an elitist....

And the winner of the debate?

Insomniacs.

I hope you recorded it. Play it over and over when you need some sleep.

Mostly, nothing was learned. Well, we did learn one thing.

Sarah Palin is capable of speaking in complete sentences. She did a wonderful job reading her notes and...

The pain I have recently felt from the cracking of my nest egg is moderated only slightly by my amusement over how many people have suddenly turned into experts on the world of finance.

I may not be an expert either, but I am fairly certain about the following...

One of the primary Republican attacks against Barack Obama has been that there's not much more to him than being a good speech maker. They're wrong. But, what if there was nothing else to go on? What if all we knew was that he was a good speaker? Would that...