Awards season is upon us, which means it is time for the stars to come out in full force. While it’s fun to watch celebrities glide down the red carpet in their glittering gowns and fitted tuxedos, marveling at their well-groomed, near-perfect existence, you don’t have to attend the Academy …

All week we’ve been wondering which president would show up at the State of the Union Address. Would it be the, “Hey, people aren’t digging my agenda; triangulate and move to the center” Obama? Or would it be the arrogant, “Do it my way” progressive Obama? I don’t think we …

Just when I thought I had heard everything, along comes a congressman with this gem: Offering pay raises for bilingual federal workers. California Democrat Michael Honda says they’re worth the proposed five percent boost. They help immigrants facing all these challenges communicating in English. Fine. Here’s what isn’t: Having taxpayers …

Washington, D.C. – This year falling on May 15, Armed Forces Day was designated in 1949 to recognize active duty soldiers, sailors, airmen, Guardsmen and Marines. Memorial Day, now a “nearest Monday” federal holiday, has been observed at the end of the month since 1868 in tribute to America’s war …

So last night I coined a new disorder, called Islamophobia-phobia or fear of being labeled Islamophobic. As you already know, Islamophobia is defined as a fear of Muslims, so Islamophobia-phobia is a real fear of a perceived fear. Who are the culprits behind the disease? Jackasses in the media. To …

If Ben Franklin were a politician today he’d be the poster child for the so-called “hatemongering conservatives.” Imagine for a moment what would happen to a politician — especially a conservative one — if they said this: “I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not …

You’ve seen the headlines: • “Tea Party, dead on arrival?” • “Tea Parties racked by infighting, confusion and dissent” • “Tea Partiers eat their own, in bitter internal feud” So I invited representatives from several groups to sort it out, because I believe everyone in the fight to save the …

So after witnessing the waves of antipathy across the country toward President Obama’s policies, New York Times writer Charles Blow introduces his readers to the term: “aversive racism.” It’s a sinister kind of prejudice, Blow explains, that reveals itself in disagreements based on factors “other than race.” A simpler definition …

In case your only source of news is ABC, CBS, NBC and/or The New York Times or, as the White House was hoping, you were out doing things with your family this long weekend and didn’t check the news (which was released after midnight Sunday so it wouldn’t be in …

Lindsay Lohan and … Warren Beatty | Rob Thomas, Out of the Matchbox | Liz Smith Always Has a Home Here Lindsay Lohan and… Warren Beatty What does Warren Beatty have in mind for Lindsay Lohan? He has something, because Beatty is apparently dangling a new movie role in front …