Hate the Cheese, Love the Lawsuit

Fast food chains like McDonald's have been pushing cheese on us for years.

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The YouTube Debate

As ridiculous as YouTube and many of its users may be, are they really any more or less ridiculous than your average presidential election?

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A Bad Week For Sports?

Steroids, the mafia, and the electrocution of pit bulls all bad things. But the flipside to that is that bad things are interesting.

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Government: Good Work If You Can Get It?

I love when state governments go into suspended animation; I wish it would happen more often.

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Fixing the Presidential Debates

Only a series of one-on-one debates would prevent the media from ignoring “lesser” candidates in their post-debate coverage.

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Conventional Wisdom Strikes Back

More "conventional wisdom" from Jonathan David Morris.

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Al Sharpton: The Worst Kind of Hypocrite

Say what you will about Imus, but he was an equal opportunity offender. Sharpton, on the other hand, is selective.

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Presidential Elections: America’s Nasty Habit

Believe it or not, I do see a bright side to the way these presidential elections keep getting longer and more drawn out.

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Don Imus Deserved To Be Fired (And Other Misconceptions)

Even if Imus has to resort to taping his shows and selling them out of the trunk of his car, he will return, and you can mark my words on this.

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The Sanjaya Principle: Why Ron Paul Can Be Our Next President

I don’t think Sanjaya Malakar will win American Idol, but his unlikely run gives me hope for what the American people can accomplish in 2008.

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Iraq, Iran, and All That Jazz

I wish the news would stop covering the Middle East.

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Living Green By Drinking

The only thing we have to do to stop global warming and preserve the planet for future generations is participate in the wholly unselfish act of drinking case after case of icy fresh cold ones.

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The 2008 Presidential Blowout!

Obama’s main Democratic rival, meanwhile, is Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose husband Bill was also the first black president.

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American Idol Isn’t Mean Enough

Thousands of people think they can be rock stars. American Idol gives them a chance to find out.

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Making Soccer Safe For America

Every now and then, something happens in soccer that makes soccer fans think Americans will suddenly start to care about their game.

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2006: The Year In Headlines

2006: the good, bad, and ugly.

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Your Lawn Looked Stupid This Year

I think we’ve come to the point where people will put literally anything on their lawns as long as it’s billed as a “Christmas” decoration.

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Dances With Comcast

One man's experience with the cable giant.

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On Campaign Ads

Another word for “dirty campaigning” is simply “campaigning.”

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Why Desk Jobs Are (Mildly) Better Than School

There are many similarities between going to school and having a desk job.  If there’s a difference, though, it’s that schools actively put you in situations meant to highlight your shortcomings, while the working world lets you hide your shortcomings behind cubicle walls for weeks at a time.

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World Trade Center: See It Again, For The First Time

When someone tells me they don’t want to relive 9/11, it sounds to me like the only perspective they want to consider is their own. 

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Hypocrisy On Steroids

How is using steroids any different than drinking coffee or alcohol, or taking Cialis, or doing any of the other things people do to enhance their natural endowments?

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What Happens In Vegas… Happens In Vegas

Last week, my wife and parents and brother and I all traveled to Las Vegas for the first time in our lives. It was a rather unusual vacation.

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How To Not Be An Aggressive Driver

Below you will find Smooth Operator’s complete “How To Avoid Being An Aggressive Driver” tip sheet, along with some of the personal wisdom I’ve collected on this subject over the years.  

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What’s The Deal With “Seinfeld”?

After many years, I have finally grown equal parts sick and tired of my once-favorite sitcom, Seinfeld.

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