My father had fallen in love with a woman who was not my mother. It shouldn't have come as a great surprise; the shared feelings of love, respect and fascination that held my parents together had long before metamorphosed into a difficult and combative friendship. And so my father, rather...

With amazing speed, President-elect Obama has answered the question of what would become of the mouth-watering database of names his campaign created from volunteers and donors. He has announced plans to become the first "wired" president through the new website www.change.gov.

Hallelujah. One of the many challenges facing...