The Shamelessness of Moral Supremacists

In short, our top pundits, our political elites, our very president all believe that they can blast the unfairness of high capitalism while doing everything in their power to enjoy its dividends — and demand an ethical standard from others that they habitually do not...

Rebelyid Hump Day Recommendations

Richard Cohen writes in the Washington Post “From John Edwards, lessons on celebrity and politics” “- the lesson to be learned from the John Edwards affair. “We have substituted the camera — fame, celebrity — for both achievement...

Edwards, Palin, and Obama

Richard Cohen Writes in the Washington Post, From John Edwards, lessons on celebrity and politics Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Excerpt We have substituted the camera — fame, celebrity — for both achievement and the studied judgment of colleagues. The...

Does a Fish Know He’s Wet?

When Charlie Gibson with ABC News acted ignorant of the booming ACORN corruption story while it was breaking, the pundits on the right were stunned that a major new anchor could be so insulated that he could miss such a story. The rumors of John Edward’s...