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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough commented yesterday that tea party patriots complaining about taxes “have their hair on fire” over nothing. (more…)

Last night I watched my first Oscars telecast since at least 2004.  I will admit to having developed a profound distaste for the event during the Bush years, (more…)

You have to read closely to see it, so elegant are the euphemisms, but the company that owns the company that owns (more…)

Kid-glove treatment by the Denver Post on Gov. Bill Ritter’s decision not to run again, makes me miss the Rocky Mountain News (more…)

The despicable terrorist act that Major Hasan committed was no doubt awful. Our prayers go out to the families that have lost (more…)

Less than two hours after the worst act of terrorism on U.S. soil since 9/11, FBI Director Robert Mueller announced that his (more…)

Among the remarks by spokesmen for the Obama administration in its war against Fox News was David Axelrod’s observation (more…)

Now that the vandalism at Colorado Dem headquarters is known to come from one of her own, albeit not “a good Democrat” (more…)

There has been heavy media coverage of the picture of Obama-with-Hitler-mustache that a guy was displaying outside one of the townhall (more…)

The recent passing of CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite was the occasion for considerable media navel gazing, most of which either waxed nostalgic or sought to channel his luster. (more…)

This month ABC’s crime drama Castle has emerged as the newest entertainment show used by the left-liberal political machine. (more…)

In recent years several major metropolitan newspapers have gone out of business and more have cut back considerably on their coverage. (more…)

Except for flipping burgers at Jack-In-The-Box, I earned my first paycheck as a professional actress. My mother put me on the stage (more…)

Probably we’ve all seen Larry Sabato on TV during election season. The UVA political scientist is usually portrayed as an unbiased (more…)

What forces in America’s economy and culture are threatening the survival of newspapers and diverting audiences to other information sources? What are the consequences for us as citizens in a free society? How can we take charge in the emerging new paradigm; or can we? Discuss all this with Centennial Institute panelists at Issue Friday, May 1, 10:00-11:00 am, on the Colorado Christian University campus. (more…)