Washington Pols Get Royal Airline Treatment

Any wonder politicians continue to block funding for the DHS, leading to snarled security queues at major airports? They’ve never experienced the adrenaline rush that comes with standing in line clutching a boarding pass and praying to make it to the boarding area before the gate closes.

St. Patrick's Day. A Short Story.

For years, I've been offering assorted explanations for why I spent three years in Dublin during the early 1980s: To cover a war without going to the Middle East. To avoid appearing in public in a bathing suit. To cure a case of unsightly hand warts. To date guys with Irish accents.

The list changes but almost always contains a kernel of truth.

Referendum Ad Wars

In a story headlined “Who's Behind An Anti-Redistricting Flyer Invoking Jim Crow?” the paper asked a question absolutely no one was asking. (Except Dem loyalists, that is, who don’t take kindly to black Republicans.)