The World This Week: A Super Hangover

Because of this newspaper's deadline schedule, Super Tuesday has not happened as I write this. It will have happened by the time you read this. Since I don't know what voters in the 24 states that held primaries on Tuesday will do, I offer anticipatory...

Imperium Watch: Lights, Camera, No Action

Last week we discussed the incident involving three American warships and a few Iranian speedboats that made big, scary headlines when it was played as a threat by Iranians against the U.S. Navy. The small craft weren't armed with torpedoes or indeed with...

What Do You Think?

Fear-Free SundaysAdvocates of Sunday hunting claim it is unfair not to be allowed to shoot anything on the seventh day (see "Open Season," Jan. 17, 2008). They argue that the law banning hunting on Sundays should be repealed, making it easier for them to...

There, She Said It Again

While I inhaled the cherry blossom promises of change from an enthusiastic yet clearly exhausted Hillary Clinton, I wondered, "What change will I be handed? If I am owed 73 cents and only get a quarter back, then I'll buy my candy bar somewhere...