Two recent news items highlight a troublesome tendency in political discourse to grab whatever allies one can get, without regard to the ultimate damage done to the decision-making process itself. In England, the House of... Read More

Everyone loves Pope Francis, TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2013. That’s due in part to the heroic efforts of his PR guy, Greg Burke, who learned his trade at fair and balanced Fox... Read More

“Buddhism is not a religion.” Have you heard that one before? I certainly have, many times. Like here, and here, and here. OK, so if Buddhism is not a religion, then why is the government... Read More

My title is a well-known prevarication, along with “the check is in the mail” and “of course I’ll respect you in the morning.” In March, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decided to provide the... Read More

The latest setback in the legal campaign to remove the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance gets me thinking about … product placement. You all know what that is: the effort to promote... Read More

Last December, as 22-year-old Taj Peterson was walking home from a party in his Brooklyn neighborhood, he was jumped by a dozen men and brutally beaten. His right eye socket was shattered, his retina was... Read More

“There they go again,” many liberals are moaning about the Supreme Court’s decision in Greece v. Galloway. “Another 5-4 decision where the conservative majority endorses the government cramming religion down our throats. If only one... Read More