Ding! Going down

1948 was the election that is represented by the iconic image of the “Dewey Defeats Truman” newspaper headline and the unexpected victory of Harry Truman. While working on an election issue of the magazine I  [more...]

So, John McCain’s brilliant idea: suspend Federal gas taxes for the summer. Seriously, does anyone think this is a good idea — or that it will help anyone? Let’s see. The Federal gas tax is 18¢  [more...]

An excellent, rational letter to the editor in today’s Washington Post: Friday, August 1, 2003; Page A18 The Rt. Rev. Gethin B. Hughes, as quoted by George F. Will [op-ed, July 31], says, “I am tired of  [more...]