Israel doesn’t celebrate the Fourth of July, but during the weekend the skies over the southern border with Gaza were filled with the rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air, giving proof through the night that Hamas was still there. There were fireworks in the cities, too, brought about …

“Crazies” “TeRrorists” (Yes, spelled like that.) “A**holes.” That’s how former top IRS official Lois Lerner described conservatives on emails sent from her official IRS email account just days after the 2012 election. Corresponding with an unknown person (the name is redacted), she provides her own unique brand of commentary on …

OK, OK. To the Bush family, and particularly to former two-term Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: don’t worry. Let me start, up front, by saying: I would never vote for Jeb Bush for president. He is way too conservative for me. Now that that’s over with, I think Bush is a …

Some women have marvelous relationships with their mothers. Many women don’t. When Mother’s Day comes around every year, these women struggle with conflicting feelings. Hurts, past and ongoing, often cripple our relationships.How do we move forward without getting lost in the past? Dr. Jill Hubbard and I would like to …

The tipping point came when the president promised to sign an executive order saying that no federal funding will be used for abortion activity. That swayed some pro-life Democrats to his cause. But there is no question that most Americans do not want Obamacare passed into law. All the polls …

Umm, problem: About those kids with prior medical conditions all being covered under health care now? One tiny correction: not all kids and not all conditions. It turns out they rushed that one out before they checked the fine print out, which is really surprising since Democratic leaders insisted they …

Fonda Fantastic in Broadway Return | Just 300,000 CD Fans Left in Us? | Steven Tyler Goes To Camp; John Hamburg Goes South Fonda Fantastic in Broadway Return Jane Fonda gives a Tony award winning performance in “33 Variations,” which opened on Broadway last night to standing ovations. But you …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Death and Taxes The taxman cometh, but maybe not in 2010 for some wealthy Americans. The estate tax is due to expire Thursday, meaning estates valued at more than $3.5 million would no longer be taxed at 45 percent. Instead, the rate …

Maintain A Healthy Waist-To-Hip Ratio was written to clear up confusion about the true purpose of that measurement. In that article, the concept of a waist-to-shoulder ratio (WSR) was introduced, with the tagline that people with a WSR < 0.75 are described as more attractive by the opposite sex. With …

“The Prince of Darkness” is dead. Otherwise known as Robert Novak, this gnome-like figure dominated political talk shows for decades as a panelist for “The McLaughlin Group” and later “The Capital Gang.” So, was he the coolest man on the planet? Of course not. But in my opinion, he deserves …