Never let it be said that America isn't a country of remarkable openness. You can go directly from effectively working for the Saudis and Chinese to the country's top intelligence analyst. Only in the land of opportunity. ...more

March 11, 2009

President Obama may deny it, but his plan to keep a close watch, if not control, over the U.S. Census Bureau sure looks like the perfect way to make sure his party is well-represented when the nation's population is counted next year. ...more

February 23, 2009

When Tampa hosted its first Super Bowl 25 years ago, the nation snickered at what many considered a small Florida town out of its league in presuming it could host a major sports celebration in the style of Miami, Los Angeles and New Orleans. ...more

February 1, 2009

Sarah Palin lost the election, but for a connoisseur of quotations, she's a winner. The Republican vice presidential candidate and her comedic doppelganger, Tina Fey, took the top two spots in this year's list of most memorable quotes compiled by Fred R. Shapiro. ...more

December 14, 2008

Today's celebration of Independence Day includes a sobering, patriotic coincidence. In June, 56 U.S. troops died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. That's exactly how many signatures are on the Declaration of Independence, a document our enemies would burn if they had the chance. ...more

July 4, 2008

As he provided common-sense guidance for a stimulus package to fight recession, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tacitly acknowledged the end of his effort to stay out of fiscal policy specifics. ...more

January 18, 2008

You don't have to be religious to qualify as a fundamentalist. You can be Al Gore, the messiah figure for the global warming cult, whose followers truly believe their gospel of imminent extermination in a Noah-like flood, if we don't immediately change our carbon polluting ways. ...more

December 28, 2007

In a rare display of sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars, the Senate removed a $1 million earmark from an appropriations bill. ...more

October 29, 2007

Hace 20 años, nació en México un grupo de rock que desde entonces ha llenado a muchos de energía, electrizándolos con sus canciones. Tampa no será la excepción y estará pronto en primera fila, viendo en persona al cuarteto ganador de tantos Grammy. ...more

October 5, 2007