I have many pet peeves, but one of my biggest is people who don’tsmile (search). Non-smilers tell me they don’t smile because they have nothing to smile about. I don’t buy it. We each bear our own cross in life, some a lot heavier than others. For my money, a …

WASHINGTON – Georgia Republican Rep.Max Burns (search)is not only a Democratic target for termination in 2004, but some analysts say he’s their top target, mostly because they think his victory in 2002 was a fluke. “When it comes to Democratic targets, there is Burns, and then there is everyone else—you …

What do I think of President Bush’s proposal for aconstitutional amendment to affirm marriage (search)as an exclusive relationship between men and women? I think it is a worthwhile idea. I think it is important. I don’t believe it will pass. Just think about this. The fact that we are at …

Sundance Flips for Che Guevara| Courteney Cox at Sundance Sundance Flips for Che Guevara Walter Salles has already made the much-admired movies “Central Station” and “Behind the Sun,” and he executive produced “City of God,” the movie that should have won Best Foreign Film last year. Now he’s gone and …

I remember after all the coverage of the recent basketball brawl in Detroit, a friend of mine surmised our country’s going to hell. Our basketball players think they’re gods and our fans think they’re entitled. Pick a sport — any sport —and you wonder if it is a sport. Big …

And now the most scintillating two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it! Disarmament Discussions The United Nations Conference on Disarmament, which the United Nations proudly calls the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, has now begun its annual deliberations. Last year, …

WASHINGTON – Though a spate of gun violence has torn through schools and offices of late, hardly a word has been spoken on the campaign trail, angry moms are not marching and few lawmakers are waving their fists, leaving some to conclude that gun control is no longera vital political …

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The Food and Drug Administration just issued a new warning to pregnant women aboutmercury in seafood (search).You can “protect your baby” from developmental harm by following three rules, claims the FDA. But there’s no evidence that the rules will protect anyone and they’re only likely to foster undue concern about …

To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. Hi. I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thank you for watching us tonight. Fighting the terrorists the American way. That is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points Memo. The most powerful weapon in the world is the U.S. Military machine. …