
Chanuka is about the spark of the divine in all of us made in God's image.

A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the delicious early years of their children's lives can't.

American high school students trail teenagers from 14 European and Asian countries in reading, math and science. We're even trailing France.

Dostoevski does not tell you what to think about his legend, but he requires that you think about it. The novelist was a deeply religious man and he always thought many readers missed that point about him.

Everybody's looking for the niche to make the difference. Some people think they see the mother lode in the beautiful people, especially the vote of the beautiful women.

Fast sex, like fast food, is cheap, but it doesn't nourish the body - or the soul.

German businessmen are overwhelmed by the high cost of doing business. Inflexible rules, enforced by a burgeoning bureaucracy, discourage entrepreneurship.

Great teachers transcend ideology.

HBO has 28 million subscribers, small stuff compared to TBS, which can be seen in 88 million homes.

Hollywood and the recording industry argue that current law permits the copying of songs and movies, and sharing them on the Internet. This enables young people to grow up learning how to steal

If any of the beautiful people plan to vote for the president, they usually keep their secret to themselves.

Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.

It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious.

It's long been a cliche in Washington that if you hang a lamb chop in your window, guests will come.

Johnny Cash was plenty good enough to fool his fans. They believed he felt it in his soul when he sang the Gospel while stoned on drugs.

Sometimes the ignorant are among the most educated.