It was a dreary winter day in Texas, and a prison inmate—I’ll call him Thomas—was on the phone with his…
It’s nearly midnight and a child is in trouble. Dad dashes to the old station wagon and cranks it up,…
Texas has just passed a bill for “potty parity.” No doubt you’ve noticed that everywhere from football games to symphony…
A few days ago I read an amazing poll. Sponsored by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, the survey…
Under pressure from Congress, Hollywood has announced that this fall, violent television shows will have a warning label attached. Before…
At the turn of the century, the famous artist Marcel Duchamp shocked the world by displaying a urinal and calling…
Norman Lear’s current sitcom is about what we would expect from him. “The Powers That Be” features a U.S. Senator…
This June was designated Gay Pride Month, and Dr. Simon LeVay took the occasion to announce the establishment of the…
Scan a magazine rack these days, and you’ll see titles like, “Children’s Crusade for Somalia.” “Green Watch: . . .…
After the LA riots last year, actress Barbara Streisand donated $100,000 to rebuilding the city. That sounds like a lot…
