There’s no doubt the Affordable Care Act will redistribute wealth in America. People at the top of the income ladder will pay more; people at the bottom will benefit. But how, exactly, will that work? A new study finds that Obamacare’s redistribution will be stunningly lopsided. Scholars at the liberal Brookings Institution have discovered that […]

That former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wants gun control is no surprise. From her point of view, it makes perfect sense. She is a socialist, and the bane of socialists worldwide is firearms in the hands of free men. Just ask any citizen of the former Soviet Socialist Republic about this. Sooner or later, folks come […]

Someday, what former University of Missouri football star Michael Sam did Sunday night won’t be news. But until that day comes, what the National Football League hopeful did in announcing that he is gay is both pioneering and courageous. Sam’s timing could hurt his future as a professional football player. While he was a star […]

The late Justice William Brennan used to tell me, “The evolving human standards of human decency will finally lead to the abolition of the death penalty in this country.” He’d hoped that a clear understanding of the Constitution’s due process protections for every citizen would reveal how the death penalty practices of certain states violate […]

Jay Leno’s retirement last week after 22 years hosting “The Tonight Show” brought back memories of his predecessor. The king of late-night TV in his heyday, Johnny Carson came across not only as witty and inventive, but as genial and genuinely nice. On the small screen, he seemed like a regular Joe who could have […]

        thumb”¢nail (thum’nail’)         …2. anything quite small or brief,         as a small drawing or short essay Thumbs up to Wells selectmen for rejecting a huge rate hike in lodging and campground license fees last week. While the town may need to raise its rates, the proposal would have seen the […]

The top Super Bowl highlight was not Peyton Manning struggling or Renee Fleming singing or even that adorable puppy nuzzling a horse in the Budweiser commercial. It was Bill O’Reilly grilling Barack Obama. The Fox News commentator was respectful but tough. The president was testy but forthcoming ”“ even admitting that administration officials had made […]