John P. Wiles

Two weeks before the 2008 Iowa caucuses, the National Enquirer published a detailed story reporting that Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards had had an affair, and that the woman involved — campaign…

I was not surprised that a recent Washington Post article gleefully asserted, “DC’s left leanings confirmed in poll.” I was surprised at the seeming air of objectivity that the writers attempted to project. I was sk

I was not surprised that a recent Washington Post article gleefully asserted, “DC’s left leanings confirmed in poll.” I was surprised at the seeming air of objectivity that the writers attempted to project. I was sk

It’s a good bet that the conversation in the Supreme Court break room the morning after the president’s State of the Union speech was about Obama’s drive-by distortion of its ruling in Citizens United v. FEC….

Here’s how you know, if you are the President of the United States, that things are going in the wrong direction.
You have scheduled a speech to the Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington, DC.
It…

On Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00am the House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing on House Bill 505, sponsored by Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-15).

Growing up in Michigan in the heyday of the United Auto Workers, I long assumed that labor unions were part of the natural order of things.
That’s no longer clear. Last month, the Labor Department reported that…

President Obama showed up at the National Prayer Breakfast. In fact, not only did the president show up, he got it right. Well, almost. In a week where the news cycle focused on economics, it is important not to miss…

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said recently, “Our K-12 agenda can be summed up in one word: reform.”
If only it were true. But what Duncan calls reform is indeed putting lipstick on a pig. In this case, the pig…

I’ve decided to enter the ministry. And I’m going back to school in order to prepare. My choice of schools is Meadville-Lombard Theological School. I want to go there so I can take the course “Queer Theories and…