Roger Goodell, Benevolent Dictator
Two cases in the news today raise questions about the NFL commissioner’s power.
Two cases in the news today raise questions about the NFL commissioner’s power.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Senator Al Franken called Focus on the Family’s Tom Minnery a liar in yesterday’s hearing on DOMA. Franken was the one being dishonest.
The US Supreme Court declined to stay the execution of a child raping murderer over a technical violation of a treaty.
The real story of Paul Revere’s ride has little to do with Sarah Palin’s odd tale, no matter what her defenders say.
The myth that the U.S. armed and trained Osama bin Laden in the early 80’s is rearing its ugly head again.
Like all Presidents before him, Barack Obama is asserting the right to virtually unfettered discretion when it comes to military matters.
Operation Odyssey Dawn has resurrected the eternal battle over what limits there are, and should be, on the President’s ability to use military force without Congressional authorization.
An offhand comment in my post “Obama Killed Cap’n Crunch” sparked inquiries about the fate of the General Mills line of cereals featuring monster characters.
An Alabama legislator wants to ban the use of Islamic law in the state’s courts — just in case Muslims take over.
The United States Army is radically redesigning its physical fitness test.
A new site will identify news articles based on press releases rather than journalism.
A commenter asks, “Why does Wisconsin have a quorum rule if not for situations like this?”
Rick Santorum is upset that a Google search for his name produces a string of unflattering material. You should be, too.
We now have most of the world’s information right at our fingertips. But we’re not necessarily getting smarter.
Wondering why CATO doesn’t rail against big business is like demanding to know why NARAL doesn’t spend more time advocating for the plight of stray cats or why PETA doesn’t seem to care about the homeless.
The words “mother” and “father” will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology.
House Republicans want to do away with the increasing number of “czars” in the White House.
Andrew Sullivan makes a rather bizarre charge offhandedly: “Who among the neocons would have thought that one of George W. Bush’s final legacies would be bringing pogroms, bombings and genocide to Christians in his new zone of freedom?”
Are American diplomats lying to reporters because they figure our citizens can’t handle the truth?
NYT columnist Nick Kristoff says America’s income inequality makes us a banana republic.
Honors go to YahooNews and/or AP for “Levi Johnston wants to be mayor; has no platform.”
The Veterans of Foreign Wars has endorsed Ron Klein, who never served a day in uniform, over retired LTC Allen West, a decorated veteran of several foreign wars. Is this an outrage?
Daniel Schorr’s journalism career ended far too early, lasting a mere eighty-one years.
While people keep flocking to Facebook in droves, the site has the lowest satisfaction rating of any e-business site.
Is Google manipulating its search results to keep competitors down? And does its market dominance mean the government should step in?