So Long, Suckers!
The State of the Union is an annual orgy of history in the making, or at least struck glancing blows. National treasure James Wolcott spun the dial to join in the fun, and his rage was stoked by the performance of Jacob Weisberg and Doris Kearns Goodwin in one […]

Just Do It
They’ve moved beyond anger to angry resignation at Southern Methodist University, and the SMU Daily Campus just wants their long university nightmare to end.
From their editorial “Enough is Enough“.

“It’s like we are stuck in a horrible time warp where nothing is being done but we have to keep pretending that […]

Man With a Plan
Not satisfied with claiming executive powers based on fanciful yet secret legal reasoning and “losing” millions of White House emails, the Bush White House has moved to bury a small advance for the public’s prying eyes.
New Freedom of Information Act legislation created an office to track FOIA […]

Memories Are Made of This
Maryland State Senators are mobilizing to make Ronald Reagan Day a beloved state tradition every February 6th, and they are straining for personal anecdotes.
Senator Roy Dyson is a former Congressman bumped down to the minors. He told legislators a touching tale of Reagan gift cuff-links, but the effect […]

Local Hero
President Bush has hinted before that he’ll live in Dallas after this year, but he’s dropping more. He referred to Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert at a recent meeting, saying “I have to be good because my mayor is in the room.” The Presidential Library presumptive […]