How’s Andrea?” I ask, as we sit down to dinner.“I don’t know,” my friend replies. “Didn’t you see her last night?” I continue. “Well, yes,” she says. “But at some point, I stopped listening.” My friend is neither callous nor mean-spirited; just bored with the one-way street she’s describing. Andrea talks, my friend listens ”“ […]

For those of us who grew up reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, it might come as a surprise to learn that “one nation” was not originally followed by the words “under God.” The addition was made in 1954, by Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, after the Sons of the American Revolution and the Knights […]

Members of Congress and the public have diverse views on the proper American reaction. But leaders of both parties have lined up, making strong statements about America’s responsibilities in the face of unacceptable international behavior. The Syrian crisis has revealed some major issues going well beyond dealing with the Assad regime, which it might help […]