Articles by Michael Seifert

Right Ear — Week of January 24

On Campus -- Unfree Assemby and Banning The Passion...

Political I.Q. — Week of January 24

Test your knowledge of Presidential Inaugurations....

Hillary Watch — Week of January 24

Famous Political Families for Only $3,000; Soul Sister; More...

Blame the Trees?

Cost overruns (nearly $200 million so far) for the yet-to-be-completed Capitol Visitor Center will be...

White House Lobbyist:

President Bush has chosen former Senate Finance Committee aide Candida “Candi” Wolff as the first wom...

Kerry Casts a Sore-Loser Vote Against Condi

He has resumed same disingenuous critique of the Iraq War...

Marriage Mandate:

Social conservatives were dismayed this week when the Washington Post reported that, “Bush said he wi...

No Details Soon:

Even conservatives in Congress are worried that President Bush, who has often taken a passive approac...

President Bush Celebrates Liberty

Democrats must have been squirming in their seats...

Thomas’ ‘Dead Horse’:

House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas (R.-Calif.), a “moderate,” told a forum sponsored by the Na...

LOST Again:

In a tough hearing preceding her certain confirmation, Secretary of State-designee Condoleezza Rice u...

Right Ear — Week of January 17

Racial Preferences; Gay Adoption; Death and Taxes; More...

Hillary Watch — Week of January 17

Homeland Insecurity; Everything's Coming Up Rosen; More...

Norma ‘Roe’ McCorvey To Challenge Roe v. Wade

Press conference scheduled for 11:00 a.m. today....

Bad Deal:

President Bush’s plan to reform Social Security with personal retirement accounts continues to receiv...

Frist Picks Rules Experts:

Perhaps signaling his intention to tinker with Senate filibuster procedures on judicial nominees, Sen...

Presidential Ambitions?

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R.-Ga.) visited Iowa and New Hampshire this week, promoting his n...

Kudos for Claude Allen:

Conservatives are praising President Bush’s selection of Claude Allen as domestic policy adviser. In ...

Newdow Sues on Behalf of ‘Pantheist’ 3rd Grader

Atheist says Bush 'stained' Inauguration with prayer...

J.D.’s Veto:

Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R.-Ariz.), a conservative stalwart, is cautioning President Bush not to move forw...

Statement of Ed. Secretary Paige in Regard to Payments Made to Armstrong Williams

Why the Administration paid the conservative commentator...

We’ll See:

The Times also asked President Bush: “Which federal agencies or programs would you be willing to just...

Amnesty Returns:

Chertoff’s most important job will be to secure the borders, which won’t be easy considering the cour...

Substance Over Style:

In his first choice for secretary of Homeland Security, President Bush went for style over substance,...