Opinion

The growing menace from mainstream extremism and demagoguery leaves us wondering whether the very democratic values, born in the crucible of this continent’s blood-soaked history, remain strong enough to withstand the resurgence of xenophobia and anti-Semitism.

There’s a lot of Captain James T. Kirk in Newt Gingrich; he really did want to boldly go where no politician had gone before. And Gingrich’s impact was real.

We need to strike a middle ground with the consumer and emphasize respect for everyone's individual decision—from vegan to carnivore. 

Today I call upon you and your now grown-up friends from childhood to honor the late author Maurice Sendak by grabbing a copy of "Where the Wild Things Are" and reading it out loud.

If team Romney smartens up, the GOP presidential hopeful could siphon off enough of the Latino vote to give him a win in November. Like everything else these days, it all depends on jobs.

The president elected on a promise of “hope and change” feels his only route to reelection is dividing America, castigating his political opponents, and even politicizing great matters of national security.

The best gift you can give on Mother’s Day in 2012 is to be able to say, "I love you" and mean it.

Considering Team Obama's behavior regarding the killing of Usama bin Laden, I can truly say, What a difference a decade makes.

Adam Sandler’s new movie, “That’s My Boy,” should be BOY-cotted by anyone who believes that statutory rape of a 13-year-old is wrong.

The biggest move Mitt Romney can make to change his image is via an eye-catching pick for the number two slot on the presidential ticket.

One might fairly conclude that the voters don’t trust either Democrats or Republicans--and that, of course, would be a formula for more frustration within the ranks of both parties

Against our intuition, we now clearly see that spiritual experience of many varieties is inextricably bound to our primal brain.

An interesting adventure in particle physics.