Garrison Keillor

The great divide The great divide

Some people thrive on the predictable, others keep rewriting their lives. A healthy society needs both
  • Time to move on from Afghanistan

    We don't admire quitters, but no one wants to be the last person to believe in a mission, either
  • Life is too short to be unhappy

    That's why I seek out the young and ebullient. They don't worry about interest rates because they have no savings
  • Betting against America

    Praying the country will slip into chaos, to make Obama look bad, is not a good place for a political party to be
  • I was so wrong

    Even people who oppose regulation and don't mind manufacturing hamburger contaminated by E. coli deserve healthcare
  • Cut Republicans out of healthcare!

    Let them make do with aspirin and hand sanitizer. Meanwhile, the money we save will pay off the deficit
  • The right's middle-finger spirit of contrarianism

    It's as American as rock 'n' roll, but there's a price for being an angry jerk
  • Nice 67 Y.O. male has brush with mortality

    It was pretty clear how lucky I was to be walking out of that hospital relatively unscathed
  • We need a public pet option

    Want empathy? Send weepy pet parents to town hall meetings waving photos of kittycats in need of new kidneys
  • Stiff upper lip, Democrats

    A few puffs of smoke from the other side and you're ready for martyrdom? Get a grip
  • London calling

    Like many an English major, I go to the motherland for the language. I am never disappointed
  • The tragedy of the Internet

    Millions of people have discovered the joys of seeing yourself in print. Unfortunately, no one's making a dime
  • A restless genius

    It takes great nerve to sustain a career, and at the death of Merce Cunningham at age 90, we must stand in awe
  • Speaking to our contradictions

    Part of me wants to crack down on speeders and cellphone users but I also long for the freedom of the open highway
  • Where's the anger over cruelty?

    I wish the guy who screamed at me for merging in front of him could spare some rage for Dick Cheney
  • Freedom from lobbyists

    What's good for the drug companies may not be so good for the hapless pedestrian
  • It's time to stand up for homemade potato salad

    Come on, people, it's not that hard to make. Do you really think we can't tell the difference?
  • Leave me alone

    Is solitude such a terrible thing to wish for? I think not
  • Father's Day? Give me a break

    It's all about retail sales and zero about me and I'm having none of it
  • Youth and euthanasia

    The world belongs to the young. At the end, there's a cocktail and memories of laughter.
  • The heart of Saturday night

    A young girl borrows Chopin's passion and transforms an evening. Life is good, no matter the disappointments.
  • It's not about me

    That's Washington's byword, where public service is all. New York is a different story.
  • London's best show in town

    The theater is great, but it can't compare to the Daily Telegraph's dogged campaign to expose the corruption in Gordon Brown's government. 2,200 pounds for moat cleaning, anyone?
  • Cheney: "We are what we are"

    In other words, we're Republicans. We will not bend our principles to please people we didn't like in the first place.
  • Moms love the bad eggs more

    She devotes her life to a creep like Larry, but what about me? I'm the son who does everything I can to make her proud.
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