Parker: It’s a deplorable double standard that Hillary had to hide her illness
When did it become a liability to be sick, which all of us are from time to time? For women, it began when they entered the male-dominated workplace en masse...
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Parker: I have something nice to say about Donald Trump
When my syndicate editor told me a few clients had been asking, Don't you have anyone over there who can write something positive about Donald Trump?, I thought, well, that...
Parker: So what if she wore a not-so-teenie-weenie, yellow, polka-dot burkini?
Today, it's the fully clothed woman who overheats the passions in France, where three towns have banned the burkini. Leave it to the French to criminalize modesty.
Hurray for John Oliver for sticking up for newspapers
John Oliver's monologue about the suffering newspaper industry has gone viral in journalism circles, but he deserves a broader audience.
Parker: Donald Trump’s head case
Two years ago, Karl Rove said Hillary Clinton might have suffered brain damage. But Clinton's brain seems fine, though it's less than clear that Donald Trump's is.
Parker: Fox and friends with benefits
If all that has been claimed against Ailes is true, then obviously there's no defense for him and his diamond-seamed parachute is further insult to his victims.
Parker: RNC vs. DNC is like night and day
The convention held last week in Cleveland and the other going on this week in Philadelphia pose contrasts so stark that one wonders if the two groups hail from the...
Parker: Who will keep us safe? Trump? Clinton?
Nice, France. Of all places. But of course a terrorist in love with death would choose one of the world's most beautiful coastal cities to mow down innocents in a...
Parker: Clinton and Warren are double trouble for Trump
The idea that Elizabeth Warren might become Hillary Clinton's vice-presidential pick is appealing if only for the prospect that two women could fill an entire presidential ticket.
Parker: Is “right to die” becoming a form of health care?
It was inevitable that we would one day seek ways to kill ourselves with society's blessing. California recently joined four other states that allow doctor-assisted suicide.