Author: BooMan

Begin with the idea that you should never, ever, torture anyone, and you won’t go wrong. But once you decide it’s okay to torture people as long as you call it “enhanced interrogation techniques,” you are...

Because my grandfather was a professor at the University of Iowa, my father grew up in Iowa, although I don’t think Iowa City is very representative of the state as a whole. In some respects, it’s probably a lot like...

Paul Ryan really got what he deserved for suggesting that anyone whose kids get nutritional assistance at school doesn’t care about their kids. Turns out, his story about a kid who wanted his lunch in a brown paper bag...

If Bernie Sanders runs for president as a Democrat, he could have a similarly energizing effect for the left that another Vermonter had in 2003 and 2004. Of course, Howard Dean was a moderate Democrat and a WASP, not a 75...

John Kerry is the busiest man in the world. He met King Abdullah of Jordan today to discuss the peace process in Israel/Palestine. Where’s he off to next?