Because this column will be my last one for The Washington Times, I decided to take a look back on the more than 100 columns I have written since January 2013 to review my hits and misses. Published May 27, 2015
The contribution scandal isn't the first time ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos apparently breached ethical guidelines. Published May 20, 2015
As U.S. voters face 18 months of constant bombardment from pollsters, it's time to revisit the serious problem with political prognostication. Published May 13, 2015
Few people made sense during the Baltimore riots and the indictment of six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray. But David Clarke, the sheriff of Milwaukee County in Wisconsin, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan provided two examples of those who did. Published May 6, 2015
The juxtaposition of the riots in Baltimore this weekend as "all-news" television networks delivered extensive coverage of the White House Correspondents' Association's soiree underlined the disconnect between the press and the rest of the country. Published April 29, 2015
The caustic attacks on NBC reporter Richard Engel about the circumstances surrounding his 2012 abduction in Syria puzzled and troubled me — until I listened to some of his comments about the Obama administration's failures, particularly in the Middle East. Published April 22, 2015
Journalists must become more transparent about their biases in order to regain credibility with the public, particularly after recent scandals involving Rolling Stone and other news organizations. Published April 15, 2015
Many analysts have decried Rolling Stone magazine's malfeasance about a University of Virginia rape claim, but much of the media have not recognized that this failure of journalistic ethics is far from rare. Published April 8, 2015
In the latest abuse of journalism, "60 Minutes" and host Charlie Rose should be ashamed of an interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad, the brutal dictator who has led his country into a murderous civil war that has left more than 200,000 dead and more than 4 million refugees. Published April 1, 2015
As mothers and grandfathers post family photos on Facebook and tweet occasionally, teenagers have moved on to Snapchat and Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. Meanwhile, millennials and GenXers are stuck somewhere in between, wondering whether LinkedIn and Google Plus are worth the time. Published March 25, 2015
This just in! William Shakespeare got his facts wrong about the death of Julius Caesar. Published March 18, 2015
President-in-waiting Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared arrogant, dismissive and uncomfortable when answering questions about her role in two scandals, including her private email account and the funding of her foundation. Published March 11, 2015
In one of the most important decisions in its history, the Federal Communications Commission, a pernicious government agency set up more than 70 years ago to regulate radio interference, may undermine key aspects of the Internet. Published March 4, 2015
In the Whack-A-Mole style of many political reporters, the pundits attacked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker with errant criticism exactly as he started to gain traction as a GOP presidential possibility. Published February 25, 2015
As Syria and Iraq have become increasingly dangerous for reporters, a citizen journalist has provided extraordinary information from his laptop in England about what is happening in the Middle East and in other dangerous locales, such as Ukraine. Published February 18, 2015
NBC didn't quite get it right by suspending anchorman Brian Williams for six months without pay. The network should have fired him. Published February 11, 2015
Two liberal media icons spent much of the past week defending themselves from attacks by their fellow travelers, while conservatives chuckled as the left trashed some of its progeny. Published February 4, 2015
The media have come up with some serious neck-snappers — as a colleague likes to call amazing events — about Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Syria: articles and analyses that rewrite history and obscure recent U.S. foreign policy. Published January 28, 2015
Although the massacre of Jews, journalists and police officers in Paris has sparked a debate over freedom of expression — both speech and the press — few analysts have focused on the significant deterioration in such rights throughout the world. Published January 21, 2015
The numerous errors and missteps in the reporting about the terrorist attacks in France underlined the impact of cutbacks in international bureaus for many news organizations, particularly U.S. television outlets. Published January 14, 2015
