To a self-described "old feminist" such as Hadassah Lieberman, the recent blog-inspired attack against her - all related to husband Joe Lieberman's obstruction of the Democrats' health care agenda - has been a surreal mix of "McCarthyism" and a "snowball fight on the playground." ...more

December 21, 2009

The Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre Jr., who in his 27 years as dean of the National Cathedral in Washington raised his sonorous voice against McCarthyism, segregation, poverty and the Vietnam War while presiding over construction of the cathedral's majestic Gloria in Excelsis Tower, died Oct. 3 at his home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. He was 93. ...more

October 14, 2008

Hardly a week goes by that professional ne'er-do-well Nick Bollea doesn't come up with a new way to annoy the many satisfied customers of this space. ...more

June 8, 2008