Author: Frederick Clarkson

The biggest event for political hobnobbery in western Massachusetts is Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ash’s annual picnic at Six Flags amusement park in Agawam.  Its a must-attend-event for local and regional...

One of the reasons that the Right, both religious and secular, has risen to power over the past few decades has been their recognition of the importance of waging what they call “the war of ideas.”  Part of...

The controversy over the now withdrawn NARAL ad attacking John Roberts, president Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court, obscured an important bit of history, and a fair question about Roberts’ role in Bray v....

One of the participants in tonight’s broadcast of Justice Sunday II is William Donohue head of the Manhattan-based Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, one of the organizations participating in weekly conference...

First a bit of news. The American Jewish Committee has asked House Majority Leader Tom DeLay not to appear on the Justice Sunday II telecast. “Sponsors of Justice Sunday II are promoting the insidious and baseless notion...