BellwetherFebruary 14, 2018This Ash Wednesday, stand up for Christians worldwideIf you happen to go to church to mark this Ash Wednesday, look out for a sign or banner bearing an unfamiliar shape by the door.
BellwetherJanuary 26, 2018Trump at Davos: We're your friends, not your patsiesWhat attendees at the Davos hug-fest saw on Friday was a calm, controlled Donald Trump, in charge of his message.
BellwetherJanuary 25, 2018Trump at Davos: President deals with businessmen, not body-slammersFor those who despise Donald Trump for his eccentricity, his bombast, his loose grip on the truth, for his occasional use of profanity, his first group appearance at Davos should be reassuring. Why? Because he was dealing with businessmen, not politicians.
BellwetherJanuary 24, 2018Mayors vs. Trump? That's an easy callLet’s go back a few years and reset some make-believe headlines: to protest his ruinous state-run health care plan, Republican mayors announce a boycott of President Obama’s annual meeting with big-city leaders.
BellwetherJanuary 22, 2018Which Trump in Davos? The 'like, really smart' guy or the Abominable Snowman?So, which Donald Trump will show up in Davos this week? The successful billionaire businessman? Or the blustering, boastful America First party-crasher, tracking dirty snow into the annual Swiss love-fest of globalism in the Alps?
BellwetherJanuary 19, 2018At the March for life -- chilly weather, warm heartsA president, riled up, whose words really mattered. Though virtually present, a precedent shattered.
BellwetherJanuary 18, 2018Hey, #MeToo: Isn't female genital mutilation the cruelest cut?Here’s a question for #meToo and #TimesUp: If you forcibly transport a little girl across state lines to have her genitals mutilated so she will never feel sexual pleasure, is that sexual abuse?
BellwetherJanuary 13, 2018President Trump -- the elephant in the room at DavosWhen he travels to Davos this month Trump will have to decide whether to act like the blustery cheerleader for American business and military might, or the uninvited guest at an ultra-exclusive club who shows up without a tie.
BellwetherJanuary 12, 2018Trump thinks words don't matter. He's wrongShould he have used that word? Of course not. Was it beneath the dignity of his office? Certainly. Is he the first president to use caustic language? Don’t kid yourself.
BellwetherJanuary 10, 2018Is coal the new gold? A Pennsylvania senate candidate thinks soTrump’s Department of Energy is working with Rep. Lou Barletta, a Republican representing the district where coal was once king.