Patriotism does not make headlines these days; perhaps being too focused on what we do not like about our country has clouded our vision, preventing the blessings that come with being an American from shining through.
Roger Wolfson | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics
It benefits a President to realize he can lose. It benefits a President to realize the stakes are real and failure - real, abject failure - is an option decidedly in play.
Steven Weber | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living
The last several months have highlighted, more than any time I can remember, the confluence of commerce and politics, loss of faith in government, and widespread acceptance of cartoon scenarios.
Bloomberg.com | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business
"The odds are that we flatten out, even though earnings are doing very well," Greenspan said in an interview with Bloomberg Television, referring to t...
Mireille Guiliano | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living
French women see exertion as an integral part of the day. I encourage you to look at everyday movement as essential to your overall wellness, and not to see exertion as something assigned to the gym.
Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living
Boys and men need to do more housework. Despite the sexual revolution, the traditional division of labor-at-home remains firmly entrenched in our society.
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics
The American system did make good on its promises for Jews; this is why so many Jews refuse to support the conservative politics of exclusion and fear. Podhoretz would have us chop down the ladder behind us.
Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics
America, you are part of us and we are a part of you. The actions of a violent minority have for too long trumped the selfless and righteous actions of the moderate majority who do good in the name of Islam.
Ryan Mack | Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy
I woke up early...worried about money. / I think I'm losing my home. / Just text me when you need me. / I just got the new IPhone.
AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has complained to the Russian Foreign Ministry about a sex tape that U.S. officials call a smear of an A...
Linda Milazzo | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media
In response to Fox's childish and embarrassing ad in the Washington Post that challenged competitors' coverage of the 9/12 teabaggers, CNN is airing this equally chilidish and embarrassing ad.
washingtonindependent.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
Camille Paglia, the lone Salon.com columnist who can count on her ramblings getting regular links from The Drudge Report, appeared on NPR's "On Point"...
Jim Wallis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
Beck's predictions that health care reform would lead to government bureaucrats euthanizing people like his daughter are dead wrong, but we at Sojournors agree with Glenn on this point: God is the giver of life.
The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
The average life span for African-Americans living in New Orleans is nearly as low as average life expectancy in North Korea, according to A Portrait ...
Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
"Puff the Magic Dragon" became my son's first favorite song. Without failure, he stopped whatever he was doing when the song began and crawled over to the tape recorder.
Fred Silberberg | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
If we really want our society to be more cohesive, if we want everyone to be treated equally, the way to do that is to insure that people who live here speak the same language.
Ray Hanania | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment
For all the pre-publicity, the Jay Leno Show is still the same Jay Leno Show. It just has a different name.
Steven Weber | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
It's not that people need to take back government. It's that they first have to take back themselves.
Alex Henry | Posted 11.11.2009 | Style
Bordeaux/Burgundy: A Vintage Rivalry, is an excellent short book by Jean-Robert Pitte, who says that terroir, that principle sacred to French winemakers, isn't everything.
Jim Gibbons | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
This coming together and commitment to service - not only on September 11th but every day - is one of the things that sets America apart from other countries.
Jim Wallis | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
In his speech last evening, Obama made the commitments that a broad coalition in the faith community had asked for -- reform as a moral issue, affordable coverage for all, and no federal funding of abortion.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 11.10.2009 | World
Without further ado, here are the first three exercises in my six-step plan to get ready for the Chinese National Day.
Edward Murray | Posted 11.08.2009 | Comedy
I am writing this letter to you, ABC-TV bulk mail paper shredder, because I demand that you erase this encounter from my memory with your classified alien technology.
Michael Wolff | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
There is a great morbid curiosity about Jaycee Dugard and her imprisonment, but nobody is drawing any conclusions about what this might say about the American character.
Brian Ross | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics
We are a fear-driven culture. There is a large segment of the population that, no matter how well you document it, will not let a good fact get in the way of their fears about health care reform.
Christine Hassler | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living