Bob Herbert of the New York Times writes of an “undercurrent of anxiety in the land”, an anxiety that seems more intense than the usual concern for a cyclical economic downturn. He notes that former U. S. Senator and President of the University of Oklahoma David Boren has introduced his new book, “A Letter to […]
Archives for July 2008
Russert: A First Class Professional
Tim Russert was unique player in the media profession. Given his political background and career stops, he was no doubt ideologically pretty far apart from my views, but this was rarely evident to me in his professional conduct and he was clearly a cut above the other mainstream media hacks in his professionalism and work ethic. […]
A Mixed Bag from the Supreme Court
Each time I am disappointed by John McCain or remember one of the several reasons he was not my preference as a nominee for President, something happens to snap me out of it. In June it was the Supreme Court decision in Boumediene vs. Bush, which with a 5-4 stroke led by swing man Anthony […]
America the Fragile Idea
It’s Independence Day and I’m feeling more than usually patriotic. This and other inducements have prompted me to revisit one of my old themes–the American idea. Another inducement was David Broder’s article this week in which he poses the question, “is this fragile idea called America headed for trouble?”. He wrote the article in response […]