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Trump Actually Planned to Host the Taliban at Camp David. What Was He Thinking? Sep. 10, 2019
The collapse of talks between the Trump administration and the Taliban brings to a merciful end an i... Read More
As Long as Enemies of the State Keep Dying Before Trial, No One Should Trust the State Aug. 23, 2019
There is no other way to say it: It was a political assassination. Osama bin Laden was unarmed. SEAL... Read More
Mr. Stewart Takes On Washington Jun. 17, 2019
Mr. Stewart went to Washington. Once as an actor 70 years ago, and Tuesday as a real-life citizen fi... Read More
The Sad Lesson of Jon Stewart's Valiant Speech Jun. 13, 2019
Jon Stewart is best known as a comedian and former host of "The Daily Show." Virtually all talk show... Read More
Coming Home May. 28, 2019
No matter where you lived in America on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the story often begins with a... Read More
The Democratic 'Insanity Caucus' Apr. 21, 2019
The Democratic Party is self-destructing at the same time President Donald Trump is enjoying record-... Read More
Democrats Are Using Ilhan Omar as an Excuse to Chill Speech Apr. 19, 2019
Democrats have spent the past two-plus years accusing the president of the United States and his all... Read More
For Journalists, Self-Censorship Is Credibility Suicide Apr. 19, 2019
What is the job of the news media? To report the news. Everyone agrees on that. But some well-intent... Read More
Paris and New York Are United by Urban Horror Apr. 18, 2019
Many of us watching the inferno at Notre Dame de Paris felt that 9/11 dread. This week, as nearly 18... Read More
The Congresswoman From Somalia Apr. 18, 2019
WASHINGTON — If a politician of Japanese extraction were to address a "largely Japanese-Americ... Read More
The Greatest Projects I Never Made (Part 2 of 2) Apr. 05, 2019
Two weeks ago, I discussed some of the projects and jobs that, for whatever reason, I never got to d... Read More
Short Takes on Charity, Kindness, Meanness and the Weirdness of R. Kelly Mar. 11, 2019
Keeping Josiah on the Move The thief who made off with a 3-year-old's prosthetic leg deserves all th... Read More
More Veterans Are Needed in Political Office Jan. 17, 2019
Forty years ago, military veterans made up roughly three-quarters of Congress. By 2017, the proporti... Read More
Too Little, Too Late: A Lesson in Border Security Jan. 02, 2019
Khalid al-Mihdhar landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on July 4, 2001. ... Read More
NASA Touchdown Nov. 30, 2018
Touchdown. The Mars InSight successfully landed on Mars on Monday after a seven-month journey. It's ... Read More
Americans Don't Appreciate Their Freedom Nov. 15, 2018
Here's a shock: Almost half of Americans cannot name a single right protected by the First Amendment... Read More
The Post-9/11 Cycle of Cynicism Sep. 12, 2018
Remember. Forget. Repeat. For 17 years, America has engaged in a collective ritual every Sept. 11: H... Read More
Where Did All the Unity Go? Sep. 11, 2018
The annual approach of 9/11 brought memories, news recaps and, best of all, in some ways, speculatio... Read More
Is the Investigation of President Trump Legitimate? May. 31, 2018
This past weekend, President Donald Trump and the most visible member of his legal team, former New ... Read More
'12 Strong': Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon and Michael Pena in a Story of 9/11 Payback Jan. 19, 2018
The visual hook for "12 Strong," a first feature by onetime war-zone photojournalist Nicolai Fuglsig... Read More
