Jan 23,2009
Only in America could a man like this even find work
Roland Martin is right that Barack Obama is an inspiration, for showing the world what a smart, eloquent black man can accomplish in America. But then there’s the irony of...
Jan 23,2009
A guest post from Marty Peretz
So our new president has tapped George Mitchell as Middle East envoy. The president is a good man. Mitchell too. But do either of them really believe this will amount...
Jan 23,2009
Poorly named towns
Some might say her beat is sophomoric, but I wouldn’t mind having Sarah Lyall’s job. Check out her latest in the Times: In the scale of embarrassing place names, Crapstone...
Jan 23,2009
Celebrating Obama's Achievement
I agree with Jonah Goldberg: I am proud of and excited by the fact that we have inaugurated the first black president of the United States. He wasn’t my first...
Jan 23,2009
Inaugural address turns a cold shoulder to dissidents
(Here is a sneak peek at an op-ed I submitted. I’ll post an update if it makes it into print.) One day before Barack Obama’s inauguration, a masked gunman shot...