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Winners & Sinners

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Monday, February 22, 2010

Winners & Sinners

The Conservative Political Action Conference is the marquee event of the conservative movement, which  this year was sponsored in part by the far-far-right John Birch Society.  The audience seemed to be dominated by the Tea Party Movement.Continue reading...

Guest Post: Don’t Ask…Ahh…Too Late.

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Monday, February 15, 2010

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Gays in the Military: Testosterone v. Facts

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Saturday, February 13, 2010

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    Whenever the debate about allowing gay people to serve openly in the military bubbles up, someone always grabs for the wreath reserved for whoever offers the most outrageous sound bite.Continue reading...

When Eric Met Jane

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Thursday, February 11, 2010

 

 Above the Fold

“I think the US does itself a favor by showing the world who these people really are in a legal process whose legitimacy is beyond question.” Continue reading...

History in the Making

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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State of the Union

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Thursday, January 28, 2010

 

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    Now, in the wake of the Massachusetts result, Congressional Democrats seem to be running for the hills instead of making every possible effort to pass a health care reform bill.
                                 –FCP, January 22, 2010Continue reading...

Coakley, Schilling, Obama and Sawyer

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Friday, January 22, 2010

Above the Fold

   It’s a toss up as to which is worse: the news out of Massachusetts and the Supreme Court, or the way some network news broadcasts are covering these disasters.  Call it a pitcher’s choice.Continue reading...

Winners and Sinners

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Monday, January 18, 2010

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The Tower of Dubai

Posted by Charles Kaiser on Thursday, January 14, 2010

Above the Fold

 Dubai–When the world’s tallest tower was inaugurated last week, the lavish ceremony began with bag pipes and seven precision parachutists, each one jumping from the top of the 2,717 foot tower into the same small spot just in front of the VIP area, which was populated by hundreds of local residents in turbans and flowing white robes, and an equal number of business-casual-attired Westerners.Continue reading...

Charles Kaiser

Charles Kaiseris the author of The Gay Metropolis and 1968 in America. He has been media editor for Newsweek, a member of the metro staff of The New York Times, and a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he covered the press and book publishing. To learn more, visit charleskaiser.com.

Sydney Schanberg

Sydney SchanbergSydney Schanberg won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Cambodia "at great risk" during the Indochina War. He is a former op-ed columnist for The New York Times and Newsday and a former metropolitan editor of The Times.

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