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President-elect Obama will have to decide if he is going discourage or encourage aggressive investigation into the Bush administration's policies and practices on torture, rendition and domestic surveillance. It will be a high-profile, highly symbolic and highly difficult decision to make. ()
Daniel Schorr says inquests into recent administrations have long been an American tradition. ()
Let's save the revelry for warmer weather and let Obama get some things done. ()
January 14, 2009 · Part of becoming attuned to nature is being aware that wild creatures are more alert to our doings than we are to theirs. There's not much that birds, in particular, don't notice. Commentator Julie Zickefoose shares a few stories of birds … watching people. ()
January 12, 2009 · Every Sunday for 30 years, Jim Haynes has welcomed complete strangers into his Paris home for dinner. By introducing people to each other and encouraging them to make personal connections, Haynes believes he can foster greater tolerance in the world. ()
January 11, 2009 · Ninety-one-year-old dancer Dorothy Toy Fong was once known as the "Chinese Ginger Rogers." Toy is actually Japanese, but claimed Chinese ancestry to avoid World War II-era anti-Japanese sentiment. ()
January 10, 2009 · A lot of people, including me, have had some wicked fun with the Blagoya-gate scandal in recent weeks. But speaking as a Chicagoan, this notion that people in Illinois actually enjoy political corruption is a vicious stereotype. ()
January 10, 2009 · Has anyone thought of bringing down the deficit by making the incoming president Pitchman-in-Chief? He could wear a swoosh for a running shoe on the back of his Air Force One jacket, and patches for major auto companies on his arms and shoulders, like a NASCAR driver. ()
January 10, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to act quickly on his proposed economic recovery package. Meanwhile, the Illinois House voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a first for the state's government, and confirmation hearings began for those nominated to the next White House Cabinet. ()
January 9, 2009 · The police shooting last week of a 22-year-old man as he lay pinned face-down on an Oakland subway platform floor resulted in protest and even rioting this week. Youth Radio commentator Leon Sykes almost joined the protest, and has mixed feelings about community reaction to the killing. ()
January 7, 2009 · It is hard to predict what the situation in Israel and Gaza will be on Jan. 20, but it is clearly Israel's intention to neutralize Hamas and quickly try to engage Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah administration on the West Bank in negotiations. For that, Israel will need American support. ()
January 9, 2009 · Dr. Sanjay Gupta has plenty to offer: As a neurosurgeon and former White House Fellow in the Clinton administration, he is in an ideal position to help create and pass health care reform legislation. The problem? That's not in the surgeon general's job description. ()
January 4, 2009 · Gina Parosa believes in letting her kids, pets and livestock make their own paths in life. But she also realizes that as a farmer and parent, she sometimes has to step in and set good boundaries — while still being flexible enough to change them. ()
January 4, 2009 · Chester Aaron, a World War II veteran, garlic farmer and writer thinks on his life so far. ()
December 31, 2008 · In 1996, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cautioned against "irrational exuberance." Now, in the 21st century, we live in the age of anxiety. Shopping is down; shoplifting and other woes are up. Dickens was only half-right: it's not the best of times, but only the worst of times. ()
Chef Chris Kimball, the founder of Cooks' Illustrated, will answer your questions, online and on the air.
