Bridget Johnson

Bridget Johnson is the online opinion editor, an opinion writer, and a blogger at the Rocky Mountain News.

Facebooking with Bibi Netanyahu

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 - by Bridget Johnson

Israeli politicos have discovered the 2.0 version of precinct walking.

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Hugo Chavez Still Trying to Become President for Life

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 - by Bridget Johnson

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

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The Death of Broadcast Network Series

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 - by Bridget Johnson

Cable shows like Dexter are the best thing on television today.

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Ten Lessons Learned in 2008

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Like what it really takes to be elected president...

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Putin’s Authoritarian Steamroll in Russia

Sunday, December 28th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The groundwork for the extended — perhaps eternal — Putin regime of the future has been laid.

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The Bush Shoe-Tosser: Life Imitates Brian

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Footwear-chucking Iraqi correspondent Muntader al-Zaidi has a lot in common with a famous Monty Python character.

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Adam Walsh Homicide Case Closed, Many More Remain Open

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Despite technological advances, many homicides stay frustratingly unsolved. (Also, Ron Rosenbaum asks Did Obsession with “Closure” Let Adam Walsh’s Killer Go Free?)

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Goodwill Ambassador: The New Celebrity Fallback Career

Monday, December 15th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Stars like Ben Affleck and Nicole Kidman are busy distracting public attention from everything the U.N. doesn't do.

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Mumbai Attacks Highlight the Threat That Is Pakistan

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

India's neighbor has chosen to bed with the terrorists. (Also, Claudia Rosett on Today’s Terror in Bombay and Tomorrow’s Iranian Bomb)

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U.N. Chokes in the Face of Congo Atrocities

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Why are "peacekeepers" doing nothing as Rwanda II threatens to unfold?

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