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Chances are that the name Michael Crichton is familiar to few of you. Yet I have no doubt that thrillers based on his books, like Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, are familiar to many of you. Indeed, it seems eerily fitting that this notoriously press-shy, bestselling author died on a day when he was… Read more.
I hope Obama has the courage, ambition and desire to heed this historic calling. [It’s TIME: Run Obama run, The iPINIONS Journal, December 20, 2006] I expect the groundswell of support for Obama to increase so significantly over the final two weeks of this campaign that he will end up with more Americans voting for… Read more.
Hamilton had two superb chances (two weeks ago in China and today in Brazil) to complete his historic season by becoming the first rookie, not to mention the first black, to win F1’s coveted world title. But he choked. In fact, despite starting in the No. 2 position in today’s final race, and needing only… Read more.
Because the American people recognize that their future will be more secure with Barack Obama governing as a “Karl-Marx” Democrat than with John McCain governing as a George-Bush Republican! Vote early, and vote for Obama and the Democrats! Read more.
I apologize unreservedly to all of my readers in Philadelphia for failing to pay tribute to the impressive and dramatic performance of your Phillies in defeating the Tampa Bay Rays to win this year’s World Series 4-1 in the best-of-seven series. I am especially mindful that my oversight is compounded by the fact that, for months… Read more.
In an audacious move, Barack Obama ran a 30-minute campaign ad in prime time last night that even die-hard supporters of John McCain must concede, however grudgingly, was remarkably effective (i.e., presidential). Indeed, it is a testament to their concession in this respect that their only complaint was about the amount of money Obama must… Read more.
Today, every rich country in the world is struggling to cope with an unprecedented credit crunch that has us all worried about our economic welfare. And I appreciate that this global meltdown might cause many of you to be somewhat less sympathetic to my sounding an alarm about yet another humanitarian crisis unfolding in Africa. … Read more.
It did not get the media coverage that attended the most recent trial of O.J. Simpson (for burglary), but the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens was high political drama. After all, here was the longest-serving Republican in the US Senate being tried on seven counts of corruption (stemming from lies he told about free home renovations and… Read more.
Frankly, I think the liberal media are taking cheap shots at this self-professed hockey mom for jumping at the opportunity to shed her Alaskan moose-hair duds for more cosmopolitan attire. Because of all of the legitimate reasons to ridicule Sarah Palin, this is not one of them. After all, what sensible woman would turn down a $150,000… Read more.
Supporters of the right-wing political party, the Alliance for Austria’s Future, are struggling today to come to terms with the public confession of their new leader, Stephan Petzner (right), about the intimate relationship he had with his predecessor and party founder, Joerg Haider (left), who was killed recently in a car crash. Incidentally, if you’ve never… Read more.
