BY SUSAN ESTRICH Am I concerned, friends ask me quietly, after we all publicly praise President Obama’s monumental Cairo speech. The friends are usually, but not always, Jewish. They are all, like me, strong supporters of the state of Israel. The answer is that of course I’m concerned. I’m very concerned. But since when has […]

BY KAREN WEBB They say Newt Gingrich is relying on that same GOP wordsmith who came up with the "death tax," which only affects estates...

BY JIM HIGHTOWER If you want to be seen as a flag-flying, macho American, you’ve got to have the right ride – and nothing says swaggering hedonism and outta-my-way arrogance quite like a Hummer. Yes, it’s a high-dollar, gas-guzzling symbol of excess, but hey, that’s the point! As the founder of a Hummer support group […]

BY FROMA HARROP McAllen, TX, spends more per person on health care than any other metropolitan area in America, except for Miami. Why would this poor border town spend $15,000 a year per Medicare enrollee? Rochester, MN, home to the famed Mayo Clinic, only spends about half as much. Find the answer, and we have […]

BY KAREN WEBB I don't want anyone to think I don't have sympathy for the Lee and Ling families, but I also have sympathy for...