=The Wizard of Oz is a classic piece of literature and cinema in which an innocent girl and her lovable dog find themselves in a world they don’t recognize and where there is danger at every turn. Oz is a place where even an innocent young girl could meet sudden death at the hands of unimaginable evil. It is also …

 “What goes on in Cartagena stays in Cartagena.” At least that was the ops plan. This week the Secret Service revoked the security clearances of the eleven agents involved in the Colombian prostitution scandal. Employment (and significantly, continued employment) as a Secret Service agent requires several things, and arguably the most important is a Top Secret clearance. When agents’ conduct …

 (Note: In this country, every person is innocent until proven guilty. From a legal standpoint, Jerry Sandusky, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz innocent men at this moment. Even as I write this, I am conscious that Sandusky has not been proven to be guilty, regardless of what appears to be strong, even devastating eye-witness testimony, anecdotal indications, and three previous …

                This is a difficult article to write. It’s kind of like being a cop and finding out that the burglar you’re looking for is your mom. You see, I’m a lifelong Republican. I tell you this not because I want to pick a political fight, argue ideology, make you like me, or certainly …