For almost a decade I worked in a domestic violence shelter. I sat with women who were shaking, bruised and ashamed. They were in utter shock and disbelief at the violence that had just occurred. The names of the people in each woman’s story were different but the story lines were remarkably the same.
Police [...]
HuffPo Columnist Calls For an End to Right-Wing Terrorism and an Apology to Napolitano
Do Republicans Still Think the War Doesn’t Start until Midnight?
I hate to see friends fight, especially when one of them is swinging a blunt object, so Bill Bennett’s recent seal-clubbing of Glenn Beck, and bench-clearing brawl that ensued, was unfortunate. At issue were some of Beck’s remarks made at the CPAC conference, notably the characterization of the Republican Party as an unrepentant drunk — [...]
Democrats Toothless Arguments at the Health Care Summit
Dear Mr. President:
I received a letter from my little boy – who lives with me but prefers to use the U.S. Postal Service for standard communication – stating categorically we do not have enough money for the purchase of Star Wars Lego and other necessities. While he didn’t state categorically this was affecting his health, [...]
Revolutions May Not “Start with Young People,” But They Help
Meghan McCain has earned some well-deserved grief around these parts for her recent statement that “revolutions start with young people.” Revolutions start with ideas and people with the courage to fight for them, regardless of age.
Then again, when you see Jonathan Krohn, the fourteen-year-old columnist for Human Events and author of Defining Conservatism: The Principles [...]






















