Mad Malie

 I am so tired of every election being portrayed as the ultimate battle between good and evil, the last, best chance to save the world (or t...

 They said Jackie Kennedy spent way too much money refurbishing a sadly down-at-the-heels White House. They thought Lady Bird Johnson was ju...

a State Department staffed by strong, well-trained professionals equipped with the knowledge, understanding and experience to play a strong ...

 Introduction: I wrote this in 2000 after a good friend was summarily fired for obeying the law instead of her supervisor. It seems even mor...

I see ancient black and white photos of a serious young black man leading a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. His tread is firm; his re...

As I watch the names of theatre greats who left us this year flash across the screen, I pay homage to friends, mentors and family members wh...

You judge by the times you live in. My mother and I once had a talk about how it was for her during World War II. Casualties touched every f...