The Philosopher's Stone

As a compulsive news junkie, I have spent countless hours listening to the political flacks and pundits spin events within seconds of their ...

It is now virtually certain that the Senate will pass the health care reform bill currently before it. We must still suffer through the ago...

While Harry Reid and his Gang of Ten await the CBO scoring on the latest complex compromise proposal, it might be well to pause for a mome...

The word in the media is that Obama has decided to send about 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. He will make a speech to the nation on Dec...

On Wednesday, I watched the Fort Hood ceremonies, including Obama's speech. It was moving, beautifully crafted, a splendid performance...

Now that the elections are behind us, my grandchildren's pictures have been posted, and other such matters have been blogged about, it i...

David Brooks writes a column today in the NY TIMES puzzling over whether Obama has the "determination" required of a "war pre...

At the moment, as you may have noticed, the Republican Party is engaged in a particularly bitter internecine battle over whom to support in ...

I am not gay, and even though I have a deep personal interest in the status of the LGBT community [my son, Tobias, is gay, and I long for th...

Any prize whose anointees includes Henry Kissinger must be welcomed with some caution, but the Nobel Prize Committee's choice of Obama f...