John Kennedy, even with his publicly reported physical frailties, was a man with an almost mythical presence.  He was young and vibrant, h...

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There is a picture making its way around the internet of a grossly overweight woman standing in what looks like a cafeteria line.  She is we...

The mid-term elections are less than a month away and there's a good chance the Republicans will hold the House and possibly take the S...

On September 17, the very day--I mean, the exact day I turned 77, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel's essay, "Why I hope to Die at 75"...

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The big domestic story this week is the suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice after a video surfaced showing him inside an el...

Thomas Perez has been Secretary of Labor for just about a year now, having been sworn in on September 4, 2013.  He missed giving his first L...

May it be said of our Party in 1980 that we found our faith again. And may it be said of us, both in dark passages and in bright...

The news that comedian Robin Williams has succumbed to deep depression is sparking thousands of conversations on the airwaves and throughout...