SPECIAL SERIES:America Turns 250 Some Americans who have always celebrated the anniversary of our country’s independence see us losing independence and so much else on the eve of our 250th. They aren’t in the mood for a parade. But maybe this is a good ti... See more
The first time I remember being told that our two major parties had “few major differences,” I was seated next to Ralph Nader on a plane for a story I was doing on him just ahead of the 2000 presidential election. He was the Green Party alternative to Al ... See more
For me, peak Colbert has been what he’s done with “The Late Show” since he got fired. It’s akin to the way Republican Gov. George Ryan cleared death row in my home state of Illinois on his way to prison: With nothing to lose, the man was at his absolute b... See more
Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is up for reelection in Maine, was hounded into “admitting” that she has an essential tremor, as if she had stolen from a children’s charity or failed to disclose her side hustle in heroin. Then came the online high-five... See more
Every time there’s a headline that the war in Iran may be winding down, bombs go off and wind it right back up again. So maybe I shouldn’t say that the president has cooled his jets when it comes to the pope, but he has taken a break from going off on the... See more
