As it happened, Sandy turned out to be every bit the horrific storm it had been anticipated in the worst case scenario. Among the hardest hit was New...
Malala is a marvel, a standard-bearer for human rights and freedom, as well as the enlightened values we hold dear in the West. She is goodness personified.
Mitt Romney and Marie Antoinette stand for the adoration of the privileged few who prosper from great nations and a condescension toward the many who make great nations, whom Romney should salute and not insult.
For those of us heartsick over the moral state of things in this country, this is pure catnip.
The incredible courage of our founding fathers remains a wonder to those of us living today. But what matters even more is what they did the day after they took the vote in favor of the Declaration of Independence, and every day after.
It is difficult to imagine that a mass democracy of 300 million could have a soul, because we don't know exactly what a soul is.
Some people say that America is through, that Americans need enemies to unite them, that if we don't have one, someone will make one up. I don't agree.
From time to time Americans discuss our "exceptionalism." Some think it means being better than others. But in addition to meaning remarkable or exceptionally good, it also means abnormal, anomalous, aberrant, and deviant.
In 64 years, the typical American household went from having $5,000 in the bank to possessing four credit cards, $8,500 in credit card debt, and nearly $120,000 in total personal debt.
Lest I be accused of "Bush Derangement Syndrome," I'm reproducing some of the most interesting answers Bush gave today, with a minimum of snarky commentary.
Can we put aside superficialities to elect the most competent man no matter what his name or race is? Are we big enough to do that?
We have yet to arrive at the point where we can teach our history in full -- warts and all. Studying "the bonds we share with our fellow citizens" demands we study where and why those bonds have broken down.
