Feb 5, 2010
Everyone knows that what doesn't destroy you makes you stronger. That is particularly true in politics, where a hard kick either knocks you down or wakes you up.
President Obama and the Democrats got that hard kick last month, when a perfect storm resulted in the election...
Feb 3, 2010
Diversity is not just a nice thing. It isn't just about fairness or equal opportunity.
Diversity is good business, essential business, especially for companies that market to women or are covered by them.
If you have any doubt, consider the iPad.
Is there a woman in...
Jan 29, 2010
I don't get it.
Since 1993, more than 13,000 soldiers have been discharged from the military under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy. Countless others are effectively denied access to mental health and other services because they can't tell.
In 2006, a blue...
Jan 27, 2010
CBS will air an ad during the Super Bowl in which college football star Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam Tebow, discuss her decision not to have an abortion despite doctors advice to do so.
The news is creating precisely the stir that its sponsor, the Christian conservative...
Jan 22, 2010
I like Harold Ford. The former congressman and senatorial candidate from Tennessee is bright, articulate and attractive. But that doesn t mean he should be the senator from New York.
A woman holds that job now, and she deserves to keep it. Ford has no business challenging...
Jan 20, 2010
A few readings from my political cup of tea:1. The terrorists are not all out of Afghanistan. Curt Schilling is not a Yankees fan. Martha Coakley was not a great candidate. Telling people that electing Scott Brown would kill healthcare didn t necessarily help her. Of...
Jan 15, 2010
The other day, I walked into a bookstore looking for some escapism and stumbled right into a wall of diet books. It s January. I published a diet book right around this time back in the '90s, which is why I ve been able to mostly avoid the diet book section ever since. But...
Jan 13, 2010
The federal trial of Prop 8, the California anti-gay marriage amendment whose constitutionality is being challenged, was about to be a grand experiment in televised trials until the Supreme Court abruptly pulled the plug Monday morning.
The court said it needed more time...