Clarence Thomas's memoir, My Grandfather's Son, portrays a man of understanding and humility.

The brutal murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh in 2004 shocked the world. Shot and mutilated by an Islamic fanatic as he cycled to work, it was a stark reminder of the dangers of challenging an extreme Islamic worldview. It also changed the life of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, van...

Blacks are still largely lock-step Democratic voters and will probably remain so for a while. But when you listen to the likes of West and Clyburn, never mind silly white liberals like Garofalo, one cannot help but be reassured that the ground is shifting under their feet as inexorably as it shifted under the feet of racists more than a generation ago.

Lynne Cheney describes her upbringing in Wyoming.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been a nomad throughout her life, but would love to now become a mother.

The realization that boys growing up in West Yorkshire could kill overfifty of their countrymen with almost military precision and fanatical determination has rocked this most stoical of nations.

Making sure that all gifted students hit their own personal walls is crucial for developing their empathy with the rest of the world.

Jürgen Habermas is the eminent German philosopher whose complex teachings may be summarized as follows: the highest aspiration of social and political life should be to keep the conversation going.