Published on Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Avoiding a tax increase this year from Annapolis will be like trying to stay dry while swimming.

Published on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

For hours last Wednesday Gov. Martin O'Malley didn't tell residents the price of the state budget he had just released.

Published on Monday, January 23, 2012

  The late, great Baltimore radio-talk-show host Ron Smith used to call him Father O’Malley and play religious music on air by way of introduction. It is an apt description of Maryland governor and former Baltimore mayor Martin O’Malley, who moonlights as the buff frontman for the rock band O’Malley’s March, who speaks and writes in reverent tones about everything from septic systems to slot machines, from reducing crime in Baltimore to gay marriage.  

Published on Wednesday, January 18, 2012

A rewrite of the Nicene Creed from Maryland's philosopher king.

Published on Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Bob Dylan famously sang, "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind."

Published on Wednesday, January 04, 2012

The General Assembly should repeal harmful legislation regarding taxes, gun permits and energy.

Published on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

It's troubling that Maryland authorities have used tracking devices without warrants.

Published on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

As I write, the number of people employed in Maryland hasn't changed since the end of the recession in June 2009.

Published on Wednesday, December 14, 2011

One of the most egregious outrages of the financial collapse is that none of those responsible for it on Wall Street has been held accountable in a court of law.

Published on Wednesday, December 07, 2011

At a time when Maryland and the U.S. government can least afford waste and fraud, new data reveals the state is second only to Connecticut in terms of money lost in food stamps to people ineligible for benefits.