Charitable gifts are a cheerful protest vote against the growing state.

President Barack Obama's problem on health care and other issues is strategic; most Americans do not believe they are victims in need of protection and supervision.

Sports has a special way of bringing one back to their childhood.

President Ford paved the way for much that came after him. And, after his presidency, he could not have been more supportive of his successors, even when he disagreed with them.

The future is on the way.  Leading-edge innovators, we are assured, have already moved on, and are earnestly focusing on the just the sort of problems - manufacturing, energy, transportation (and I'd add healthcare) - that urgently require imaginative solutions.

The Change to Win federation made it clear to those in attendance Tuesday that the labor movement isn't dead yet and at least has some bluster left in it.

Congress is getting in the holiday spirit, and top on their gift list for American workers is extending President Obama’s payroll tax holiday, set to expire at the end of the year. But, as is the case with many gift ideas, this one sounds better than it is in real life.

For me, as for all Russians, these were the toughest days. There are no words to describe my compassion for the people who"ve lost their children in the Beslan tragedy. I believe every adult in Russia feels partially responsible for what"s happened. We have failed at protecting our children, at guarding them... This is our common fault and our common grief.