National Columnists
- Thomas D. Elias: Will GOP accept Whitman's words?
- Meg Whitman's nonstop five-month barrage of radio ads has vaulted her into a huge poll lead in the Republican run for governor, with most surveys showing her ahead of rival Steve Poizner by about 30 percentage points. The same polls show she's drawn... Full story
- Linda Chavez: Abstinence education works after all
- Abstinence-only sex education has been a favorite target of the cultural elite, who argued it was naive at best and dangerous at worst. Now, a new study published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine suggests that encouraging young... Full story
- Connie Schultz: A conservative darling loses his charm
- Last summer, guerrilla videographer James O'Keefe III donned his version of a pimp costume — think Elton John on a budget — to appear on "Fox & Friends" and complain that America's newspaper of record wasn't taking him seriously.... Full story
- Cynthia Tucker: Military’s 'Don't Ask' policy has civil rights-era echoes
- Last month, Lt. Col. Lee Archer, the only confirmed "ace" among the Tuskegee Airmen, died at the age of 90. His obituary reminded me of the ugly racism that he and his colleagues faced as they struggled for the right to die for their country. The... Full story
- Ken Paulson: We’d rave about newspapers if they were invented today
- I can understand why newspapers are not viewed as trendy today. After all, they were really the iPods of 1690.
But humor me, and consider this alternate history: Imagine if Gutenberg had invented a digital modem rather than a printing press, and... Full story
- Michael Reagan: Winds of political change blowing hard and fast
- Last week, Illinois concluded its primaries for its soon-to-be-open U.S. Senate seat. This seat, President Barack Obama's until he won the presidency, has gained infamy with former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich's efforts to "sell" the... Full story
- Ron Hart: Pontificator in chief dishes it out again
- President Barack Obama opened his State of the Union speech/lecture with the obligatory, "I am happy to report that the state of our Union is strong." As any entertainer will tell you, it is smart to start with a good joke.
A friend told me that... Full story
- Thomas D. Elias: Political endorsements won't do much in California
- Big days came often during the fall and winter in Meg Whitman's campaign to win this year's Republican nomina-tion for governor of California. Or at least, there have been days that seemed to mean a lot to the campaign, which spread press releases... Full story
- John Stossel: Big government’s cronies win
- Many window-making companies struggle because of the recession's effect on home building. But one little window company, Serious Materials, is "booming," says Fortune. "On a roll," according to Inc. magazine, which put Serious' CEO on its cover,... Full story
- Robert Scheer: Breaking Wall Street’s death grip
- Finally President Barack Obama has come to his senses on financial regulation. His endorsement of what he calls the Volcker Rule for once puts him squarely on the side of ordinary Americans as opposed to the banking bandits who have so thoroughly... Full story
