January 21, 2013
President Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address was a clear and sincere demand for equality, opportunity, and compassion....
December 31, 2012
I am a scholar and a patriot. My fellow academics often criticize me for this. I cannot be “objective” about...
November 7, 2012
President Barack Obama’s reelection, despite the weaknesses in his record, points to the future of American society....
October 17, 2012
I love rigorous toe-to-toe debates, but I hate what I have seen from our presidential candidates in their recent two performances....
July 23, 2012
Vienna was the center of European creativity in the years between 1780 and 1914. It was the city of Mozart and Beethoven....
June 6, 2012
June 6 is D-Day in Wisconsin, and the United States as a whole. We remember the brave men and women who struggled on to the...
February 1, 2012
Mitt Romney’s big victory in the Florida Primary cements his position as the front-runner for the Republican presidential...
August 1, 2011
President Barack Obama’s commitment to negotiations, compromise, and deal-making is one of his strongest attributes....
May 2, 2011
The killing of Osama bin Laden, a decade after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, is a major milestone. Even though...
January 18, 2011
