Review of Fidel Castro by Robert Quirk.

In 1947, when Gallup asked how long it would be before man would be able to fly to the moon, 38 percent said it would never happen, and 23 percent wouldn"t even venture a guess.

Sixty-one percent of those asked opposed fast-track authority and 32 percent favored it.

It was hardly an opinion one expected to hear...

Clinton proposes to invest some of the Social Security reserves in equities, but there is no reason to confine this investment strategy to Social Security reserves.

For those in Washington who are already consumed by presidential contest, it's important to be reminded how little attention most other people are paying to the race at this early stage.

Throughout its tenure, the DPRK has demonstrated its continuing capacity to surprise, usually in unpleasant ways.

Germany's Joschka Fischer rejects moral relativism that finds such hospitable lodging in Europe; for this reason, he may have the bearings to stay the course if the war turns toward Saddam.