I recently broke through White House security and talked with the president about golf. . . .

As the debate over health care comes up against the crucial Christmas Eve vote in the Senate, Democrats who have supported President Obama's call for sweeping health care reform (I include myself) are still waiting to see if their party leaders in Congress can stave off the internal schisms that could derail the chances of fulfilling the president's commitment to bringing about "change we can believe in." . . .

Though memorable beyond comparison, Barack Obama's election was not just about a black man becoming president...

By becoming the first African American set to win the nomination of a major political party, Barack Obama showed that we have come a long way in overcoming our long history of racism...

One can understand why the "race-in-your-face" remarks of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright prompted Barack Obama to conclude that with a friend and pastor like that, he doesn't need too many enemies...

Ralph Nader's entrance into the presidential race as a third party candidate demonstrates – not for the first time – that he has made the wrong decision at the wrong time for the wrong reasons...

Ever since Washington replaced Hollywood as our entertainment center, I've learned that - like life itself - politics is too important to be taken seriously...

Ward Connerly, who has successfully led the campaigns in California (Proposition 209), Washington state and in Michigan to ban race and gender from consideration in public hiring, contracting and school admissions, is thinking about launching similar ballot initiatives in nine other states...

A CSU faculty strike would be another step away from a shared sense of purpose...

It's all too tempting for Democrats to misread the defeat of Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut's Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday as a signal that the further the party ventures from the middle of the political spectrum the better…

One of my favorite philosophers is Yogi Berra…

Too often left out of the debate over whether the abuse and humiliation of Iraqi prisoners by American military personnel was the unauthorized work of a few rogue guards ("bad apples") or the result of decisions made at a higher level of command are two profound questions about individual character, ethical judgment, and the principles of right and wrong behavior that go beyond the horrors of the present crisis.

Striving toward a color-blind California is a noble goal; unfortunately, the RPI initiative will do nothing to make that goal a reality.

Condemning what it called a "blame America first" reaction on college campuses, the list singled out certain professors as the "weak link" in America's response to the attacks of September 11.