Kathleen Parker: The coming Alzheimer’s crisis in America
Current quibbling over what Jeb Bush meant when he said it’s time to phase out and replace Medicare — as opposed to “attacking the seniors,” as one woman at a recent event bellowed out — will soon seem quaint against the realities of our future.
Kathleen Parker: The GOP’s clash of ridiculous cliches
It is good to be President Barack Obama these days.
Kathleen Parker: Why we can’t dismiss Donald Trump
Donald Trump can’t help himself. Nor can we.
Kathleen Parker: The age of the professional showoff
“So, Mom,” he says. “Did you tweet that you were going on ‘Meet the Press’?”
No.
“Did you tweet that you were going on ‘Hardball’?”
No.
Kathleen Parker: Covering the Bushes
If anyone should be feeling an overwhelming sense of Groundhog Day this presidential election, c’est moi.
Kathleen Parker: Reality show jumps 19 sharks
Several years ago, I heard Republican strategist Karl Rove give a most eloquent answer to a question about his faith, rendered here from memory: Faith is a gift that, unfortunately, I have not received.
Kathleen Parker: Caitlyn Jenner’s coming out
It wasn’t quite “Call me Ishmael,” but “Call me Caitlyn” made a whale of a splash.
Kathleen Parker: Limited room for debate in the Republican field
Because so many Republicans want to be president — or at least pretend they do — debate organizers have decided to eliminate the least popular from the stage based on how they rank in the latest national polls.
Kathleen Parker: Trigger warnings, colleges, and the ‘Swaddled Generation’
Trigger warning: This column will include discussion of ideas that may conflict with your own.
Kathleen Parker: Jeb Bush’s eloquent defense of Christianity
It is nearly axiomatic that presidential contests tend to shine a harsh light on conservative Christians — inasmuch as they are viewed as the Republican Party’s base and are, therefore, deemed fair game.
Kathleen Parker: Baltimore, comedy, and courage
True words are often said in jest, it has long been said.
Kathleen Parker: Mr. Hughes goes to Washington
When postal worker Doug Hughes — otherwise known as the gyrocopter dude — landed his gizmo on the West Lawn of the Capitol, he wasn’t worried about being shot down, he says.
Kathleen Parker: What we teach kids about drinking
For a variety of reasons, I gave up alcohol on Jan. 4.
I have your attention, don’t I?
Kathleen Parker: Inexcusable wackiness in the Senate
President Obama got it two-thirds right when he said that the delayed confirmation of his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch, is owing to Senate dysfunction and Republican stubbornness.
Kathleen Parker: Clinton controversy deja vu
Amid all the verbiage about Hillary Clinton’s e-mail, one irrefutable fact emerges: Polls will drive us crazy before the Clintons do.
Kathleen Parker: Words that kill
“At least nobody died,” we often hear in politics to explain away some regrettable act.
Kathleen Parker: Is Twitter really America’s conscience?
Denizens of social media were rankled during the Academy Awards telecast when actor Sean Penn made a crack about Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and green cards.
Kathleen Parker: The love litmus test
Republicans seem ceaselessly enamored of litmus tests, but the newest one — Do you believe President Obama loves America? — makes birthers seem witty.
Kathleen Parker: Wordsmithing war
Channel-surfing the nightly cable news, one is reminded that certitude is the enemy of sanity.
Kathleen Parker: Armed and dead
So much for the argument that having more people armed in public places will result in fewer gun deaths.