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Talk show host's book argues that society's misguided devotion to meritocracy has caused the failure of our flagship institutions, from banks to baseball.

When the Indianapolis Colts come to Baltimore on Sunday for the wild-card playoff game, they'll find a few fans amid an otherwise Ravens crowd. Some date to when the Colts were Baltimore's team, others are younger, but feel that they're carrying on the team's storied tradition here.

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis has already built a reputation as a motivational speaker, but now he'll get paid for it

Baltimore will have a new sports radio talk lineup on WJZ-AM (1300) with the launch of CBS Sports radio at that frequency on the dial. The station will run 24/7 with syndicated talk, while its sister station, 105.7 The Fan, will continue with its locally produced and hosted lineup of sports talk.

Kathy Griffin's desperate efforts to get some shock buzz New Year's Eve on CNN were so obvious that I vowed I wouldn't write about her -- wouldn't write about her kissing Anderson Cooper's crotch and trying to make sure every viewer knew what she was doing.

O'Malley excoriattes Republicans over 'fiscal cliff' fall

Remember all the big, high-sounding media talk right after the massacre at Sandy Hook about how maybe now we will have a "national dialogue" about guns?

Elected officials need to stop kowtowing to NRA, hunters and right-wing media on guns

Sen. John Kerry would be a fine pick for Secretary of State, but the president's treatment of his UN ambassador remains puzzling

President Obama can no longer duck the issue of gun control and must confront the dangers posed by an over-armed society.

Baltimore musician Dan Deacon will make his national TV debut on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Thursday night.

Jules Witcover says it's time for the president to employ LBJ's tool of the iron fist in a velvet glove

Drone warfare by the U.S., not one general's infidelity, is the pressing issue of the day

Obama administration, Rice included, need to come clean over Benghazi

Only those captured by Democratic-leaning media see GOP as out of touch

James MacArthur is a long-time blogger about Baltimore policing and politics

We need not only to create better legal paths for immigrants to come here but also to welcome the energy and strength they bring to the nation.

Senate Republicans have put President Obama in a no-win situation on his nomination for secretary of state; he should pick who he thinks is best and let the politics fall where they may.

With their tax loopholes and off-shore accounts, big corporations, Wall Street manipulators and the ultra-wealthy are the 'entitled'

Jules Witcover laments that propagandistic punditry has largely replaced sober discussion of the nation's affairs

Extremists on both sides insist on having their own 'facts'

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin won a second term Tuesday despite a spirited and well-funded campaign from one opponent and a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz from another.

Comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg brings her stand-up show to Baltimore's Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric.

Maryland voters should return Ben Cardin to the U.S. Senate

After seeing Obama on Comedy Central last week talking about the deaths of four Americans as not being "optimal," I have come to believe Obama has taken this TV game to an extreme that demeans the process, the office and possibly even the sacrifice of Americans who are serious and selfless enough to risk their lives for this nation.

We all wrote the guy off. Me, the rest of the Baltimore media and a ton of Ravens fans, judging by the talk shows and message boards. No way would Terrell Suggs play against the Houston Texans, we all said.

Former state Sen. Clarence M. Mitchell III died Thursday at age 72, according to published reports.

Ex-Redskin player Arrington endorses Question 7

More was definitely less for President Barack Obama Wednesday night in the first televised presidential debate.

If the Obama administration got the intel so wrong on Libyan security, how can we trust it on Iran?

Lady Gaga starts a "Body Revolution" body image campaign after being criticized for gaining 25 pounds

In leaked video, Romney's behavior shows Machiavellian touch

The mother of Yeardley Love, the University of Virginia lacrosse player who was murdered by her boyfriend, is launching a new campaign against partner violence.

Romney's mistake is his message

Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara looked good in victory when they defeated Primo and Epico in a good opening match. These four stars worked well together, and it would be nice to see them get an opportunity for a longer match.

With a familiar dance party feel, high energy and many nods to Charm City, it felt like a warm hug from an old friend

Sharon and Lexie Love, mother and sister of Yeardley Love, who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend, will be interviewed Thursday on "Katie," the new syndicated show hosted by former CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric.

It was a killer show -- one of those moments that made you realize how far Baltimore's scene has come in the last seven or eight years.

Bryan Nehman, co-host of the "Brian and Bryan Show" on Washington's WMAL radio, has been hired by Baltimore's WBAL to replace Dave Durian during morning drive time.

WASHINGTON -- Nearly a week after Gov. Martin O'Malley said in a television interview that the country is not better off than it was four years ago, the Maryland Democrat was still explaining his position -- and he made news again Friday by saying his comments were "word-spliced" by the news media.

Despite what conservatives say, there's no 'liberal bias' in the mainstream media

Gov. Martin O'Malley served up partisan red meat in his Democratic National Convention speech, but did it help his national ambitions?

This week, "America's Got Talent," the only place on television left for freaks and oddballs that doesn't demand they have some strange addiction or possess a nickname like "Honey Boo Boo," gave in to the regular guys.

As the formal process of choosing a nominee played out at the Republican National Convention here Tuesday, much of the messaging that will actually reach voters back home was taking place off stage as an army of political surrogates jabbed and deflected under the glare of studio lights.

Politically incorrect and incredibly popular game grew out of boredom

Don't expect either candidate to talk about the importance of trees

You know how they say there's no crying in baseball> Apparently they haven't gotten that message at the London Olympics.

Unless Mitt Romney broadens his appeal beyond a critique of President Obama's handling of the economy, he won't win the states he needs to take the White House.