It is hard to talk about, even now, two days later. Yes, the country has changed. Yes, there is a new energy in the air. Yes, I was in front of the Capitol the day Obama took the oath of office. And yes, I missed the whole thing.
My inauguration experience will be familiar to tens [...]

Gas is suddenly cheap. Too cheap. I just filled my tank last night for $1.58/gallon. I've heard a lot of theories as to why gas has plummetted in price over the last few weeks. Some are based in reason: Americans bought less gas while it was expensive and caused a glut in supply. Some are [...]

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has frequently been a man I admired. I say frequently, and not always, because of the role he played in the Bush Administration's public relations campaign to sell the Iraq War to the American people. Though, because I believe Powell to be a man of conviction and intelligence who [...]

David Letterman, of all people, recently gave a great rant about the lack of true leadership in America on the problem of climate change. I thought Dave was fully justified in his anger.
But is our aimlessness due to a lack of leadership in government? An excess of suspicion in the citizenry? A poisoned culture that [...]