Op-Ed

Rural scenery in Attalla, Alabama. (Photo: faungg (Fang Guo)/Flickr) Let me tell you about Alabama. There is a street in my father's hometown of Decatur, …

Washington - The flag-waving, horn-honking crowd that converged at the White House Sunday night was brimming with unrestrained joy, unmitigated patriotism and a sense of unlimited possibility — which …

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The plane I was on landed in Washington, DC, Sunday night, and the pilot came on the intercom to tell everyone to celebrate: our government had killed Osama bin …

In one word: Bravo! The news about the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas is good for peace. If the final difficulties are ironed out and a …

Apparently, King Abdullah of the House of Saud (the man with the unseemly title “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques”) got his feelings hurt that America objected when the …

On September 11, 2001, I stood on the perimeter of Lafayette Park, gazing across the lawn to the White House for a good long while, on my walk home …

The remains of the crumbling Colosseum in Rome, also a once-crumbling empire. (Photo: permanently scatterbrained (Eric Molina)/Flickr) I know that because of this announcement, that reportedly …

The minute China’s economy falters, the country’s rulers have a problem on their hands that could potentially make the Arab Spring look mild by comparison. (Photo: M Shades/Flickr) …

East Room 11:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United …