Insane. Childish. Disaster. And those were some of the kinder comments from political pundits about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on Tuesday night. ...more

February 25, 2009

"Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating," by Mark Bittman (Simon & Schuster, $25) ...more

January 11, 2009

"Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating," by Mark Bittman (Simon & Schuster, $25) ...more

January 4, 2009

OVERSEAS VISITORS AND DOMESTIC TOURISM: The Travel Industry Association urges Obama to create a welcoming first impression. An enhanced visa waiver program could benefit Tampa Bay area hotels and attractions with more visitors - from Brazil, for example. ...more

January 4, 2009

"My Life and Hard Times," by James Thurber (Harper Perennial, $11) ...more

October 26, 2008

Paul Krugman, a Princeton University scholar, New York Times columnist and unabashed liberal, won the Nobel Prize in economics Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect international trade patterns. ...more

October 14, 2008

The other night I tried to read part of Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, $18) while I was very sleepy, which meant that the story, which is hard enough to follow when you're fully awake and completely engaged, took on a dreamy quality that I sort of enjoyed. After all, it sometimes reads as if Pynchon wrote the thing in a similar state. ...more

August 31, 2008

Watching liberals grope for first aid as Barack Obama does an about-face on their most cherished issues, one recalls a scene from the 1950 movie "All About Eve." ...more

July 11, 2008

Parents' Responsibility Regarding "Depressed Man Kills 8, Self At Omaha Mall" (front page, Dec. 6): ...more

December 7, 2007

In Miami last month, Colombian immigrant Carlos Cruz Gallego testified against a man accused of beating him with a piece of re-bar. After his testimony, authorities detained Gallego for being in this country illegally, leading immigration advocates to howl in protest. ...more

December 2, 2007