Religion and the 1960 Election

Today was the 50th anniversary of JFK’s famous address to Greater Houston Ministerial Association, in which he reaffirmed his belief in the separation of church and state.   This occasion raises the question of whether his Catholicism help or hurt in his 1960...

Ich Bin Ein…..Halt!

I rather suspect Sen. Barack Obama is welcoming former Gov. Jesse Ventura’s reported plans to run against Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman for the latter’s seat. After all, once “The Mind” starts making the rounds of CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC,...

WWRND About Iraq?

By way of introduction, I had the honor of working with President Nixon and his staff during the last five years of the former president’s life. During that period, I wrote much of the text of the exhibits in the Nixon Library, assisted with two of his books, and took...