Mr. Romney moments after glitter impact

Secret Service Saves Mitt Romney From Glitter Bomb (Video)

A glitter-wielding activist fell afoul of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s new Secret Service protection detail in Denver on Tuesday. As the former Massachusetts governor worked the crowds after a speech, someone attempted to throw glitter on Mr. Romney, but he was quickly hustled aside by Secret Service agents. The glitter-throwing activist was removed from the event. Read More

This House Keeps It Simple— And Ample—for Carnivores

Did you see those two monkeys in the Times Science section last week? The healthy, sleek and young-looking one lives on a Spartan, calorie-restricted diet. The other, a paunchy, wrinkled arthritic with matted fur who looks decades older, eats about twice as much each day. Which monkey would you choose to be? Are you ready Read More

This House Keeps It Simple- And Ample-for Carnivores

Did you see those two monkeys in the Times Science section last week? The healthy, sleek and young-looking one lives on a Spartan, calorie-restricted diet. The other, a paunchy, wrinkled arthritic with matted fur who looks decades older, eats about twice as much each day. Which monkey would you choose to be? Are you ready Read More

Tamperproof ID Cards? Bush Must Be Dreaming

When the President gave his little immigration speech, he wanted his listeners to be clear on one point: Americans speak English, and if you don’t speak English, you aren’t an American.

“I believe that illegal immigrants who have roots in our country and want to stay should … learn English,” he said and then, in Read More

Chittenango Choo-Choo!

LAURIE: Our wedding guests will be driving or flying in to Central New York from New York City, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Germany, possibly Israel, possibly Indonesia, possibly England. I will need to put together a list of suggested amusements and attractions to occupy my guests’ downtime between Friday’s “rehearsal Read More

Gas and Interest Rates: The Issues That Matter

Forget immigration, global warning, Donald Rumsfeld and abortion rights.

The hot issues of today will quickly fade away if the current surge in gasoline prices and home-mortgage rates continues unabated. And all indications are that both the price of gas and the cost of borrowing are moving in one direction only: north.

In Read More

Gas and Interest Rates: The Issues That Matter

Forget immigration, global warning, Donald Rumsfeld and abortion rights.

The hot issues of today will quickly fade away if the current surge in gasoline prices and home-mortgage rates continues unabated. And all indications are that both the price of gas and the cost of borrowing are moving in one direction only: north.

In fact, the Read More

GEORGE AND HILLY

It was a few days before Christmas, and it was well past 7 p.m. Hilly was late to couples therapy.

DR. SELMAN: All right. I have to be out of here by 8:30. So how are you?

HILLY: Fiiiine!

GEORGE: You had a party?

HILLY: Some thing … yeah.

GEORGE: You look really nice. Read More

Watch the Housing Market, And Fear for Your Country!

The news that Manhattan real-estate prices took a plunge last quarter may not be the loud crack in the sky presaging doom, but it is less than happy tidings. The New York Times reports that prices dropped a startling 13 percent in a three-month period.

It also reports a similar weakening of the real-estate markets Read More

Pro-Bush Bishops Ignore the Needy

With all the problems the American Catholic Church is having, it is surprising that many of its bishops have allied themselves with President Bush’s re-election effort. These bishops haven’t explicitly endorsed the President, but they’ve declared abortion a “non-negotiable issue” and warned Catholics that a vote for a candidate like John Kerry—who supports abortion rights—is Read More