America is celebrated for its economic dynamism and ample and generously paid employment opportunities. It's a nation that attracts immigrants from around the world. Yet Americans are bummed, and have been for a while. They believe that life was better 40 years ago. And maybe it was on some ...

My income tax is due in a few weeks! I hate it. I'm pretty good at math, but I no longer prepare my own taxes. The form alone scares me. I feel I have to hire an accountant, because Congress, endlessly sucking up to various interest groups, keeps adding to a tax code. Now even accountants ...

My ancient history professor, Martin Ostwald, taught me all about Athens in the golden age, the fifth century B.C. — and more. Somehow he circled back to me early in the year 2024 A.D. His seminar of four students met once a week, Thursday afternoons, for time travel that raced like ...

"Sometimes the more absurd the lie, the more effective it is," observed a former United Nations official in "Kiss the Future," the new documentary produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck about the resilience of Sarajevo's residents under fire from Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic's killers ...

It occurred to me today that childhood is the long process of separating from your mother — first from her body, physically, and then slowly, over many years, emotionally, moving from her life into your own. I've always listened when parents say the years go by quickly, but I've never heard, ...

What's been missing these past couple of months from the coverage of and debate over the failed immigration bill? Some important basic facts and lots of historical context. First, basic facts. Coverage in left-leaning newspapers and even in the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial page ...