Opinion

Since I've been so busy at work, I've fallen behind on the blog, but I didn't want to let pass unremarked the recent casino fire in Monterrey, Mexico. I'm glad President Calderon aimed some of the blame at the United States. The U.S. is very culpable...

There are some indications that a small tropical storm will generate in the Gulf of Mexico over the next few days and linger off the coast of Louisiana before moving west to Texas. By itself, this storm shouldn’t be much of a problem for Tampa, Flor...

Aug 30, 2011 - New York City dodged a bullet with Hurricane Irene, but big trouble passed more closely than most people think. If the storm surge had pushed the waters of New York Harbor about one inch higher, it could have been enough to overcome some...

Aug. 31, 2011 - This week, we learned that virulently anti-gay Puerto Rican Senator Robert Arango was on a diet. Like any straight man wanting to show off his sculpted new body, he posted pictures of his anus on the gay men's cruising software Grindr. ...

Former L.A. Lakers Head Coach Phil Jackson once disparagingly described Sacramento as a “cow town.” Now that city leaders have unanimously passed a new ordinance, come November 1st you can start calling Sacramento a “chicken town” too. Under th...

August 31, 2011 - You've got to hand it to the Republicans. They're doing a heckuva job when it comes to their political posturing on emergency response and disaster preparedness. You know, like Michael "Heckuva Job Brownie" Brown did as George W. Bush...

August 31, 2011 - If you happened to see a column I wrote in The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, you might have been mildly amused by my treatise: the winner in presidential elections is often the guy with the best haircut. However, if you saw me doing t...

August 31, 2011 - The Moche lived in northern Peru from about 100-700 A.D. Their molded ceramics are still a highlight in the annals of human accomplishment. If you walk through a museum of pre-Columbian art, it's easy to spot a Moche piece — the fac...

Aug. 30, 2011 - Of all the nonsense Texas Governor Rick Perry spews about states' rights and the tenth amendment, his dumbest is the notion that states should go it alone. "We've got a great Union," he said at a Tea Party rally in Austin in April 2009....

Aug. 31, 2011 - Statement of Scott Amey, General Counsel, Project On Government Oversight: The Commission on Wartime Contracting's final report deserves considerable attention to ensure that past blunders are not repeated. The Commission's finding tha...