We're being warned bin Laden's death will send a pack of revenge-bent bombers back in our direction. We'll shrug. Maybe take a cab for a day or two, and then return to our imperfect reality for as long as we can get away with it.

Nearly ten years after terrorists smashed planes into Lower Manhattan, the most optimistic thing you can say about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center is that it's a work in progress.

Donald Trump is out, but the memory of the Trump-for-President era will, I hope, live on. We've learned a lot. The public, for instance, has been educated to understand that you can't trust a thing the guy says.

The cast of GOP presidential candidates -- now there's a horror -- has led Congressman Peter King to suggest that Giuliani needs to enter the race. Wow. It's enough to make you want to take another look at Donald Trump.