AFTER SIX YEARS OF WHITE HOUSE BLACK MAGIC, maybe it’s time to bring in the wish doctors. First in line is the brilliant brain surgeon, Dr. Ben Carson. While Obama has been back-pedaling from behind on everything from economic growth to national security, Carson has been quietly building his case for a better America. The […]

THE PEACOCK IS A CREATURE MOST AMERICANS SEE ONLY IN A ZOO. What makes the peacock most zoo-worthy, of course, is its extravagant plumage — a trait unique to the male of the species. The plumage of the female (or peahen) is a dull camouflage brown. Whenever a peacock sees a peahen, he instantly deploys […]

BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, radio broadcasters used a special-effects technique called “the echo chamber.” Mystery programs like “The Shadow,” for instance, began with an echo-chambered male voice asking, “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?” Then, the same voice would answer, “The Shadow knows!” and promptly break […]