I bring to you a shallow philosophical anecdote: The pants I buy are not extravagant or expensive, or in any way remarkable. I get them off the same shelf in the same department store in the same mall...

It was my 10th birthday when my yearning for walkie-talkies was finally realized, of course only after my parents became tired of me putting me in peril to prove their necessity to my safety. Right after...

Despite my relentless criticism of the government, I do love my country. There is no other place on earth with as many opportunities, not to mention a ridiculous standard of living. As many politicians...

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nv., finally resigned Friday after the Senate Ethics Committee voted last week to continue to probe Ensign based on allegations he had an affair with campaign aid Cynthia Hampton in...

Full disclosure: I have a large ego. This large ego leads me to believe my opinions - and justifications behind them - are perfectly solid and reasonable. This alarmingly narcissistic belief naturally...

This is what happens when you go to school in Ireland: You forget how to go to school. My Scottish friend warned me about this before I left Edinburgh in January. He said school in the UK and Ireland...

After months of ineffective debate and politics, the government is finally getting work done. Beginning with a classic budget masterpiece, our public officials are getting back into the grind of screwing...

You’ve seen them: bejeweled and underwear donned, dancing wildly on parade floats, waving their flags in summer breezes. Yes, they who infiltrate your suburban sensitivities, who shove sexual politics...

Most people hear the word Dublin and, almost immediately, the city’s rich literary tradition, beautiful urban parks and diverse musical culture springs to mind. Just kidding. Most people hear Dublin...

The Chicago Public School District's Little Village Academy Middle School banned kids from bringing their own lunches. They may only eat what the cafeteria provides them, and some kids are refusing to...

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill banning protests near funerals an hour before to an hour after a service. The legislation was drafted and passed in response to a protest at the St....

It’s become refreshingly beautiful outside in the past few weeks. The birds chirp and flit about in their springtime gaiety; the trees bless the fresh earth with a new snow of spring blossoms, and have...