Somehow, we have reached the point where we view democracy and elections as ends in themselves. But they aren't.

The issue of illegal immigration cuts so deeply to the very heart of what America is and who Americans are, that for a potential President of the United States to decline an opinion on the subject is totally unacceptable.

Leaders know that there's nothing as disruptive as information.

Contrary to Al Gore's predictions, our current lack of hurricanes is causing significant problems.

Are boaters deliberately trying to kill manatees?

It does seem slightly odd that the famous Nobel Peace Prize should go to someone who is famous, more or less, for talking loudly.

What is not acceptable, what is a non-starter, is the notion that we can dispense with the law.

I stood on the bridge; I stood right there on the bridge looking down at the Rio Grande River, and what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a Mexican gentleman who had started himself a ferryboat service.

What does Mr. Gates plan to do with all the extra people that won't die from malaria now that his foundation has found a cure?

Virtually everyone who is anyone in American politics and media has roundly condemned any thought that Iran's President Ahmadinejad should be allowed to desecrate Ground Zero with his noisome presence. They are making a mistake.