Opinion

Standing A breeze strokes the pine limbs, creating a windborne symphony. We encircle one tree, joining hands. This tree might have greeted the first peoples...

Great story on jazz...

I’m of two minds as to what we should do with Edward Snowden...

In the 163 days since January 1st 2016, there have been 176 mass shootings in the United States. For the record, I believe that...

In 2011, the Arab Spring came to Syria. It was non-violent for the first six to eight months and involved people of diverse political, ethnic and religious backgrounds...

If you’re wondering where Congress’ next truly bad idea will come from, keep an eye on a secretive far-right-wing outfit called ALEC — the...

Are we ruled by fear? When will the “war on terror” end? What would happen if the U.S. experienced another spectacular mass casualty terrorist attack like September 11? That question is in the back of the minds of all politicians. For over a decade we’ve been at war...

Populism isn’t a coherent ideology, argues John Judis, but “a way of thinking” about politics that can be employed by the left, right or...

The song goes back 450 years, give or take. You may even have sung it as a round in elementary school (assuming your teacher...

Obama is riding hell-bent for leather toward a nuclear deal with Iran which — if the leaked outlines of it are remotely accurate — will turn the United States into the principal enabler and legitimizer of Iran’s nuclear ambitions...

WikiLeaks saga...

Correction: Last week’s News story “Campaign contributions, elections and the bureaucratic calendar” (Sept. 24), incorrectly referred to Rep. Mike Foote as Sen. Mike Foot and he sits on the House State Affairs Committee, not the Senate State Affairs Committee. We ...