About half the population will be happy on this Inauguration Day, the other half not so much. There must be a better way to distribute political power so that happiness (which, after all, is written ...

Moral virtues are good habits that make us strong. Virtues are to the person what nutrition is to the body. “Empowerment” has become a buzz word for radical feminists who want to become strong. Yet ...

In 1729, Jonathan Swift wrote A Modest Proposal, which, according to Wikipedia, " Swift suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for ...

Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America [Click the title to buy this book] by Jonathan Rauch Times Books 207 pages, $22. As anyone who has tried to discuss the ...

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, students and faculty, alumni and parents, lend me your ears, for I have come upon an easy and obvious solution to one of the most pressing issues facing Harvard ...