Hope, the St. Louis Zoo’s last polar bear, died at the end of March at the age of 23.
Last spring, Kevin Horrigan and I produced a video about Zoo president Jeffrey Bonner’s long term vision (zoo 2033),…
As if we don’t already have enough to worry about, now comes the military analyst Andrew F. Krepinevich with a new book, suggesting that we add the following possibilities to the list:
• What happens in the spring of 2013 if…
Matt Blunt
At noon Monday, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt will become former Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, stepping out of politics at an age (38) at which many people are just beginning to think about getting in.
Who knows? Maybe he’ll be back.…
AP Photo/Anheuser-Busch Inc.
In March, Anheuser-Busch will launch new cans and bottles dominated by a vibrant blue, pulling away from a blue and red combination. The new packaging also includes an image of a splash on the side, like a wave,…
Barney's music has been misused
There can be no real doubt that notwithstanding the opposition of many career military leaders — active duty and retired — the Bush Administration engaged in torture in violation of domestic and international law.
Post-Dispatch Deputy Editorial Page…
I was in line buying a Christmas tree when I heard it:
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day.
That’s the island greeting that we send to you
From the land where palm trees…
WASHINGTON
In perhaps the most shocking sign yet of the dire condition of the nation’s economy, Santa Claus today appeared before the House Financial Services Committee pleading for a $25 billion bailout of his North Pole-based toy manufacturing industry.
Lawmakers were shocked at…
Barry Blitt, "The Politics of Fear," The New Yorker, July 21, 2008
Thanks to everyone who’s called, written, e-mailed and phoned about my Sunday column, “The First 83 Days.” I apologize to those who were offended, but I’m stunned at the…
Every new president tries to emulate Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous “100 Days” strategy of 1933 with a blitz of new initiatives, but Barack Obama is so special he’ll need only 83.
Based on in-depth research — via right-wing websites — here’s Obama’s…
Rep. Roy Blunt was in town Friday, and met and talked with the editorial board on many topics — such as national energy policy, the new foreign intelligence surveillance law, healthcare, presidential and vice presidential politics and what it will take…
Fallout from the Anheuser-Busch deal with InBev:
A colleague (who shall remain unnamed) suggested in an editorial board meeting Monday that “Budweiser is (crummy) beer.”
This particular colleague does not drink beer. His defense was that “everyone I know who knows anything…
Earlier this week, I wrote a blog item about the debate over U.S. domestic oil exploration. It includes background information on the issue, including data about estimated oil reserves and U.S. production, importation and consumption.
