"My mother and I were alike in one crucial respect: We may have been Russian by birth, but we were En..." — Max Boot

Republicans used to bash President Barack Obama for alienating American allies, but Trump is turning off our partners like no one ever has.

The spread of communications technologies - social media, TV news channels - aggravates societal divisions and discord. All that online snarling is making us jittery.

Irrationality may be more prevalent in the party of climate denial, but it isn't limited to Republicans.

The case for democracy is that voters in the aggregate will make better decisions than a lone monarch or dictator would.