James Werrell
Another way the government spies on us
Many have expressed alarm and outrage over reports by The Guardian of London that the U.S. National Security Agency has, for some time, been collecting the phone logs of millions of Verizon customers. What may be more telling, however, is that many others have reacted to the news with a shrug ...
James Werrell
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JAMES WERRELL
Redefining how nation fights terrorism
The war is finally over – that is, the Global War on Terrorism.
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JAMES WERRELL
The difficulty of trying to catch 40 winks
Sleep was not a problem in my youth. I could match an old dog, snore for snore.
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JAMES WERRELL
Will Obama be ruined by recent scandals?
What did the president know and when did he know it? Apparently not much.
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JAMES WERRELL
Should we be telling others what to eat?
The plan to deny “bad” food to poor folks on food stamps has a strong whiff of haughty disdain to it. One can almost hear the snooty do-gooders murmuring: “Those people can do without their cookies and Cokes. It will be good for them.”
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JAMES WERRELL
America’s favorite outlaw turns 80
As a former resident of Texas, where Willie is as much an icon as armadilloes, I have a special affection for the grizzled old honky-tonk singer. I also have fond memories of a concert he put on in Big Spring, Texas, in the summer of 1980.
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JAMES WERRELL
Hey, why isn’t my flight leaving on time?
You say your airline flight was delayed because not enough air traffic controllers were on duty? You couldn’t get a tour of the White House because guides had been furloughed? Your mother didn’t get dinner from Meals on Wheels?
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JAMES WERRELL
Werrell: Are you brave enough to eat dirty food?
While I knew that some of my culinary behaviors could be dangerous, I had no idea that beer pong was especially hazardous – other than the potential to drink way too much beer and fall asleep on the bathroom floor. Young researchers at Clemson University, however, have set me straight.
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JAMES WERRELL
She was everybody’s favorite Mouseketeer
Like Madonna, Annette needed only one name. And, like Madonna, Annette was an object of male longing in her own right.
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JAMES WERRELL
Who will be the king of late-night TV?
It was officially announced this week that he’ll be succeeded by Jimmy Fallon, former “Saturday Night Live” star and current host of “Late Night,” in the spring of 2014. Here’s the question: Do we really care that much anymore?
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JAMES WERRELL
When will state legalize same-sex marriage?
The ruling of the Supreme Court on cases argued this week will determine whether South Carolina allows same-sex marriage now – or later.
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