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Referencing “The Da Vinci Code” in the title ought to guarantee some readership.And it is partly accurate, just like several of the “facts” examined here. We love to believe we…

My first lesson about journalists’ vision of their responsibilities came in a congressional primary 20 years ago. Candidates had to secure support from convention delegates to get on the ballot.…

Reality drives presidential approval. Much more than rhetoric, speech venues or staff shuffles, it is real events that determine a president’s public standing. President Bush got to 90 percent approval…

As President Bush enters the immigration debate, keep several facts in mind.   First, large majorities believe the president’s immigration policy is a failure – just like his Iraq policy,…

Many are asking the right question of the wrong people. Commentators regularly inquire as to whether Democrats have an “agenda.” That question is better directed to Republicans. Though fully in…

Economists and the administration seem perplexed. If the economy is so good, why are people feeling so bad? Leaving the war to the side for the moment, resolving this paradox…

At recent Passover Seders, Jews quoted an ancient rabbi who exclaimed, “Here I was a man of 70 years and did not understand why Passover should be celebrated at night…

Most campaigns relegate voter-registration efforts to second-class status.   “Can’t afford it. Need to put the money into GOTV.” “New registrants don’t vote.” These are among the conversation-enders I’ve heard…

A commercial from my now-distant youth averred: “If you’ve got your health, you’ve got just about everything.” (Note to ad makers: recall and persuasion are not the same. I recall…

I love Gerry McEntee. I also love my mother, but that does not mean she is always right either. McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal…