Eight score ago Abraham Lincoln wondered if a nation created out of an idea "could long endure." Can there be any doubt the welcoming and gathering together of those from all over the world who believe in that idea has been the most durable answer...
Geography is the science of place and America is a very big place. Not surprisingly, in times of division, geography is often at the root of the divide, while the ways in which humanity rises above it to form common ground is our wellspring of hope...
Unity and union share the same root, but while appeals for unity are, too often, calls by "powers that be" to fall in line, unions are typically the product of contention. And yet, in the long run, more vital to unity than establishment appeals...
It's said one of the challenges in dealing with climate change is that it's so big it's hard for anyone to get their arms around it. That's because the climate in need of change goes far beyond the weather...
Those who really "call balls and strikes" know the goal of their craft is to be as invisible as possible, but those charged with settling our disputes have been anything but inconspicuous...
What makes modern firearms so deadly is the velocity with which they fire each bullet. Speed kills. And not just human beings, but truth as well...
In the depths of the Great Recession, the Obama administration found itself looking for any signs of life in the economy, which they called "green shoots." Small businesses and startups are the crocuses of economic recovery, but today it's not only the economy that's looking...
If there's anything we should have learned from the past three-plus decades, it's the importance of character in our leaders. Now that nothing appears to be disqualifying, it's up to we, the people, to rebuild our national values...
Our democracy would be hard for any of the Founders to recognize, especially Thomas Jefferson, who believed the only "safe repository" for "ultimate power" was--and is--we, the people, a conviction rooted in his fierce faith in the power of education...
There are few words in the English language that provide better fodder for oxymorons than "intelligence." And yet it's never been more important to understand what it is...
