Passage of a sweeping bill is now considered a lock by the wisest and most conventional Beltway pundits. And legislation may even include the most shining prize of all, the public option that liberals - no matter what the talking points for public consumption - consider a way station to the Valhalla of a government-controlled system. ...more

November 7, 2009

Suddenly, Steven Stamkos is shining. The highly touted - and some would say overhyped - No. 1 pick has jumped back into the conversation as one of the NHL's top rookies with a late-season surge. ...more

March 22, 2009

The feud between Jon Stewart and CNBC's Jim Cramer has been good for laughs — and ratings — but has also raised the serious question of whether the experts at TV's No. 1 financial news network should have seen the meltdown coming and warned the public. ...more

March 13, 2009

Springstead and West Port have boldly gone where they've never gone before, the regional final, and everyone expects a classic battle. ...more

February 28, 2009

We are a different country now. When millions of Americans went to the polls Nov. 4, we didn't know whether a black man could be elected president of the United States. Pundits and pollsters said Barack Obama was almost certain to win, but history and experience told us we couldn't be sure until it really happened. ...more

December 7, 2008

"American Wife," by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House, $26) ...more

November 23, 2008

Despite all the changes during the summer, Lightning owner Oren Koules said there is still plenty to like about his team. ...more

November 18, 2008

Owing to deadline constraints on certain corners of the dinosaur media, as this is written, procrastinators and traditionalists still are streaming to their designated voting stations. ...more

November 5, 2008

BARACK OBAMA WHERE: Columbus, Ohio ...more

November 3, 2008

John McCain, the Republican candidate, is fond of asking, Who is Barack Obama? Let's turn that question on him. Various media outlets and pundits talk about what an honorable man Sen. McCain is. I say evidence is quite to the contrary. ...more

October 28, 2008