John McCain’s speech should be interesting, coming the night after his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, rocked the house, rooting the base firmly in his camp.

He is expected to lay out policy in detail, to give further information…

Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech tonight at the Republican National Convention may be the most anticipated of the political season.

Or not. Those who are anticipating a withdrawal speechmay be looking forward to that one more.

In any case, she’s bound…

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Republican presidential candidate John McCain promised a surprise for his vice presidential pick, and he delivered.

He named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin this morning as his running mate.

She’s not well known now, but her face will be everywhere for…

Barack Obama accepted the Democratic party’s nomination for president tonight. There is no denying that it was a historic event.

Did you watch the speech? What did  you think? Did his speech meet your expectations? Exceed them? Did he mention…

Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks tonight  at the Democratic National Convention. Will you watch? What do you expect her to say? If you’re a fervent Hill fan, what could she say to direct your loyalty to Sen. Barack Obama?

Come back…

The Democratic National Convention begins, with protester, marches and concerts. Michelle Obama speaks tonight in a speech that is expected to “introduce” herself and her family as regular, middle-class Americans who know what it means to struggle, to achieve and…

Does anything short of military action against Russia  amount to appeasement? Does Georgia deserve help since Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili triggered the conflict by moving troops into the province under dispute? In an oped in the International Herald Tribune, Salome…

Forbes magazine looked at cities all over the country to find the best places to buy a home. Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta and St. Louis all made the top 10.

Yes. St. Louis.

I love St. Louis. I don’t mind…

Slate’s got a funny column this week about Jonah Goldberg, a syndicated columnist we run on Mondays. Read “Karadzic’s Gift to Jonah Goldberg” here.

Goldberg claims in his book that liberalism and New Ageism are descended from fascism. (Honestly. That’s what…

Christian writers Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw are touring the country in support of their book, “Jesus for President.” CNN calls them “spiritual rabble-rousers.” Publisher’s Weekly, in a starred review, calls the book a “must-read election-year book for Christian Americans.”�