Smear tactics
When a friend of mine first laid out the details of what was being reported in the New York Times about John McCain last week, I knew foul play was afoot. The conservative factions within McCain’s Republican Party that the senator alienated had teamed up with its sworn enemy, the….

A crisis of compromise
College is overrated. Is it too late to get a refund on this semester’s bill? I don’t know. I haven’t asked yet. “College” has always been a word with positive connotations, but all it has meant so far is compromise. What happened when you got to college? You realized it….

Who wants to forfeit all shreds of decency?
Do you know what’s even sadder than watching Vh1’s “Rock of Love” or “I Love New York?” It’s those viewers who tune in every night to watch the trendiest game shows on prime time television such as, “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” or even better, “Moment of Truth.”….