When it comes to the Bush administration's ethical lapses in the name of fighting terrorism, how will history view their motives? Have Bush and his crew been doing the wrong things for the right reasons? Have they resorted to unethical behavior only because they were inflamed by their passion to protect America? ...more

September 14, 2008

As we emerge from Labor Day, college students are gathering back on campuses not only to start the fall semester, but also, in some cases, to vote for the first time in a presidential election. There is no bigger issue on campuses these days than environment/energy. ...more

September 5, 2008

The U.S. House of Representatives killed a bill Thursday that Democrats, including Kathy Castor, had pushed as a way to spur drilling on 68 million acres of government land already leased by oil and gas companies in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico. ...more

July 18, 2008

Americans are, with good reason, angry at the price they pay for gasoline. Not only are many getting hit hard at the pump, but the high price of oil is also affecting the price of food and other essential commodities. ...more

July 2, 2008

Two years ago, President Bush declared that America was "addicted to oil," and, by gosh, he was going to do something about it. Well, now he has. Now we have the new Bush energy plan: "Get more addicted to oil." ...more

June 25, 2008

Blaming environmentalists for high energy prices, never mind the evidence, has been a hallmark of the Bush administration. ...more

June 24, 2008

It's very easy, in our chaotic world, to lose track. Did you know, for instance, that "ER" is still on television? That "The Phantom of the Opera" is still on Broadway? That Hugh Hefner is still dating? ...more

June 21, 2008

Politics is many things, including the art of compromise, the creator of peculiar bedfellows and, as famously observed by Ronald Reagan, "the second oldest profession," one that "bears a very close resemblance to the first." ...more

June 12, 2008

Commissioners' Actions Show Fiscal Irresponsibility ...more

June 11, 2008

Price Of Gas ...more

June 2, 2008