nostalgia

We seem to be back to the summer of 1973, although in some respects Bush's extension of executive power has been much more dramatic than anything in that period.

There's no downside to a pre-nup. "Of course I trust you," Elizabeth Dole or George W. Bush can say lovingly into their aides' eyes, "but look what happened with George."

Once upon a time, everyone -- not just irate Soviet dictators and worried undergraduates -- had a Five Year Plan. So what the hell happened?

Would you believe me if I told you that over 60 studio recordings exist of Frank Sinatra singing with a small jazz band--over two dozen of which he never recorded before or after in the studio?