By • Aug 01,2004

Ron Reagan’s missed opportunity

Ron Reagan Jr. missed a great opportunity on Tuesday night. He came to the stage of the Democratic National Convention with the stated agenda of making a plea for the...

By • Aug 01,2004

Hillary on film?

Last week I attended a private screening of filmmaker Jonathan Demme’s remake of the legendary 1962 political thriller, The Manchurian Candidate. Watching any media heavy, Washington-based film is sometimes an event...

By • Jul 25,2004

You gotta serve somebody

Touting his national service plan before a group of college students recently, John Kerry intoned: “this election is not just about what we’re going to do, it’s about what you’re going to...

By • Jul 25,2004

Wimbledon, Willie, and me

A few weeks ago, when this great nation was celebrating its 228th birthday, I had the great honor, and privilege, of spending the day with two great (and alliterative) American...

By • Jul 18,2004

Making juries matter again

Sometimes the biggest Supreme Court decisions don’t announce themselves with much fanfare. While pundits frothed over the high-profile cases concerning Vice President Cheney, the Pledge of Allegiance and the detainees...