In a recent piece on the president in Vanity Fair, journalist Michael Lewis discovered that Barack Obama keeps the television..
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Fair enough question: What would I do as an editor if a cartoonist or commentator wanted to make fun of..
It never pays to bet against an incumbent of either political party anywhere, and it certainly never pays to bet..
Forget the presence of a giant panda, Indian elephant or Bengal tiger as a reason to enjoy the Honolulu Zoo..
Are there similarities between our failed 12-year war (1961-1973) in Vietnam and our 13 years (2001-2014) in Afghanistan without a..
Despite early signs of senioritis, in even numbered years I still receive an invitation or two to take part in..
Ottawa Hills, Ohio, is a small, close-knit community of shaded streets, well-groomed lawns, and a variety of provincial and Tudor-style..
If you were wondering how crazy things can get during a collective bargaining situation, you don’t have to look any..
One of the shibboleths tossed about by some Republicans is that we need to get back to self-reliance. You take..
Call it Hawaii’s post-primary political lull. In our one-party state, Aug. 11 decided so many contests that, in district after..
There’s an old saying: “A thing not looked for is seldom found.” I’ve been trying to figure out if the..
I am still a fan of rail transit for the future of our city – that check-for-burials court decision notwithstanding...
Ah, our quadrennial political silly season is in full flower – meaning that as I write, the Republicans have convened..
One July day in 1996, the Bain Capital mission of buying distressed businesses, fixing the problems and then selling them..
Since Labor Day was coming up, last week I went online to do some checking. Basically, the U.S. is one..
I thought there was a disappointing lack of recognition and fanfare for the 50th anniversary of our modern Honolulu International..
Something has gone seriously haywire in our governance. I cannot say it has any connection to the influence of money..
The University of Hawaii’s fall semester began last week, and the thoughts of professors and students alike turned to syllabi..
I had a recent weekend visit by the 17-year-old son of close friends in Australia. James is in a summer..
So what happened Aug. 11? A number of things, some definitive, some merely suggestive. Let’s start with the definitive. Not..
