When I hear sobering headlines like “the economy is shrinking at fastest pace since 1980,” and “we are living in the lowest level of growth since 1980,” it’s down right frightening. Some in the media have accused the new Obama administration of waging a campaign of fear to get their…

Perhaps it is a sign of my own aging, but I could swear Hollywood has gotten lazy. What is the deal with the one-word titles?
Push. Taken. Defiance. Doubt… These are all titles of major block buster movies on the big screen right now.
Is it the ”Less is More” principle? If…

The bearing of one’s sole – or shoe throwing – specifically at figures of power seems to have successfully emerged as an effective means of global political expression.

…It’s coming… Are YOU ready?!
Some two million plus folks are coming from all over the country to descend on the Nation’s Capital. Bridges are closing and authorities are telling people to plan to walk, wait and endure general hair-pulling lines at security check points.
But will it be worth

So you’ve heard of Soccer Moms and Hockey Moms… but did you know there’s such a thing as a Nutcracker Dad?!
Well, there are AND I’m one of them!
I hope you had a happy holiday season – this was one of my highlights.
And quite special to me… with…

There’s only one “Doughboy” left from WWI and his name is Frank W. Buckles.
At a spry 107 years old, he still has his faculties about him, his smile and his pride. He even told me in an interview this past summer on Capitol Hill where he was being honored…

In his quite funny latest HBO special, Chris Rock had this one-liner:
“John McCain is 72… When was the last time you hired a 72-year old for ANYTHING?!!”
Now, to be fair, John McCain has proven his toughness and even poked a little self-deprecating fun at himself on SNL several…

Before Oliver Stone’s new film “W.” opened, I had an opportunity to spend “An evening with Oliver Stone” at the New Yorker Festival discussing his new movie. It was moderated by New Yorker film critic David Denby ala James Lipton-style. A few questions were taken from the audience after 3…

We are heading into a weekend with a real sense of anxiety…
A loss of confidence in our markets; a loss of confidence in our electoral process with all this voter fraud…
A loss of confidence in our politicians in Washington…
And a loss of confidence in our financial institutions……

Hopefully this evening’s presidential debate will shed some light on where the candidates really stand on the issues — namely, the economic crisis and the way forward. Here are five questions I have for the candidates (if I were in the audience at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.)
1. The…