The canards of March

    Canard — n. (etymology: French for duck) a fake or unfounded report or story, especially: a fabricated report; a groundless rumor or belief.     “They crammed health care reform down our throats.”      Yes. Barack Obama, Joe Biden and a decisive majority of Democrats ran for office on health care reform. They…

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Ken Starr gets his presidency

    I once heard from a tenure-seeking professor at Baylor University who said officials sought information about her churchgoing and whether or not she’d signed up for church committees. They were probing for evidence of what then-Baylor President Robert Sloan called “intentional Christianity.”     Now heading the probe: President Kenneth Starr?     Years…

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