The things that made America great historically also lead us today to be insensitive to other cultures and to overestimate our abilities to influence world events.
The combined increase in gas prices along with home heating cost this winter translate to a tightening of consumer budgets--canceling out the good economic news regarding jobs and wages.
Imus' return says as much about the culture as his highly publicized departure.
If we were a country that did not condone torture, there would be no need to send Arar to Syria to be tortured for 10 months.
Recent history has caused me to be more suspicious of the informality of resolutions that carry a potential war component as mere window dressing.
More than 80 percent of the defendants prosecuted for a crack offense are African-American. Ironically, more than two-thirds of crack users are white or Hispanic.
As much as the presidential candidates and we talk about it, the foreseeable unknown may hamstring much of the obvious desire for change.
