BY SUSAN ESTRICH One of my favorite federal judges used to laugh whenever I began a sentence “with all due respect,” because he knew I was about to tell him I thought he was wrong. And he was right. So with all due respect to the longest serving Democrat in the United States Senate, Robert […]

BY JOE CONASON At the brink of global ruin, many Americans suddenly seem willing to consider sensible ideas that were always deemed unthinkable, and to reject foolish notions that were once deemed brilliant. Soon we may be mature enough to observe how other developed countries address problems that have baffled us for generations. Nationalizing major […]

BY ARNOLD HAMILTON Finally, some good news for those appalled at the Legislature's incessant bedroom creeping. Oklahoma County District Judge Vicki Robertson refused today to dismiss...

BY FROMA HARROP How big should government be? The answer is: As big as it has to be – and for small-government types, no bigger than it has to be. The whole debate about the proper size of government is a blind alley leading into a dead end. Government must grow at times of war […]

BY KAREN WEBB I just listened to President Obama's speech and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's response on line. Jindal sounds like he is telling a...