Newsmax RSS FeedFri, 10 May 2013 09:32:28 EDTMy daughter was born on Mother's Day, 23 years ago. It was the happiest day of my life — matched only, almost three years later, by the birth of my son. I had never felt such love before. Hooray for Hallmark.Wed, 08 May 2013 09:46:44 EDTThe report from the Arlington, Va., Police Department is, on its face, hardly newsworthy. "SEXUAL BATTERY, 05/05/13, 500 block of S. 23rd Street.Wed, 01 May 2013 09:59:32 EDTIt is almost unbelievable that this is a first. But it is. Jason Collins is the first male athlete playing in a major sport to "come out." Yes — the first in any of the five major leagues.Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:29:57 EDTThursday was a critical day in our democracy. Five presidents of the United States gathered in Houston for the dedication of the George W. Bush library. One was his father, 89 years old and in a wheelchair. The other three were men of the opposite political party.Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:02:05 EDTSometimes a picture speaks volumes. Sometimes it's outright deceptive. The picture of "Bomber No. 2" didn't look a bit like a mass murderer. A sweet-faced college kid, the former lifeguard, the nice young man described by classmates and friends. It couldn't be.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:42:42 EDTIt was a very tough week. Limbs flying in Boston. Ricin in the mail to the president and a senator.Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:14:42 EDTI'm from Boston. Over the years, I lived in two apartments within a stone's throw of Monday's bombings. Over the years, I stood and cheered marathon runners countless times. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:59:52 EDTI happened to be sitting in the Fox News bureau between "hits" on Tuesday morning, when the news broke about the stabbing at Lone Star College in Houston. Watching it unfold in real time, I couldn't help but think (as I'm sure all of us did) about the Newtown, Conn., massacre.Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:11:56 EDTIn a hearing earlier this week, the judge presiding over the trial in Colorado of accused mass murderer James Holmes deferred, deciding whether Fox News reporter Jana Winter should be forced into the "Hobson's choice" of revealing her confidential sources or going to jail for six months. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:45:50 EDTThe United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is widely considered the second most powerful court in the land because, among other things, it is the court that reviews decisions of key government agencies.Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:41:40 EDTIf you were to ask me who inspired me to become a lawyer, two people would jump to mind. The first, not surprisingly, was my father, a sole practitioner in Lynn, Mass.Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:03:25 EDTThose of us who live in California woke up to some pretty scary headlines this morning. According to a new report, Obamacare could result in increases of 30 percent in healthcare premiums.Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:07:39 EDTFirst, here's the smart money (or at least my money): 6-3, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy joining Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan.Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:07:58 EDTTwo guys are at a conference, looking bored. On stage, there's been talk about "dongles," which, if you aren't aware, are devices you plug in to laptops to get connectivity.Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:59:25 EDTThe last thing someone diagnosed with a serious cancer wants to hear about is politics.Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:24:58 EDTMichael Vick was all set to do a book tour to promote himself as a new and improved role model when things got ugly.Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:26:39 EDTI'm not your usual Rand Paul fan. But intellectual honesty is a pretty refreshing trait in Washington, and in this case, it had the added attraction of being a much-needed jolt to a sort of complacency about civil liberties that seems to have overtaken the left.Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:51:40 EDTAs I write this, it is Election Day in the nation's second largest city. Ho-hum. Worry not. It's not as if it were the Oscars or the Golden Globes, or even the Writers Guild Award.Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:04:37 EDTInside the Beltway, everybody's talking about sequestration — and not only about whether it will happen and what it will mean, but also — it being the Beltway — which side of the aisle will pay the price. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:14:32 EDT"You've got African Americans; you've got Hispanics; you've got a bag full of money. Does that tell you — a light bulb doesn't go off in your head and say, 'This is a drug deal'?"