Hyde Park's Corner

Fareed Zakaria* has again offered a different way to think about a puzzling, unsettling question: how should we view and understand the...

From different eras and places, let these poetic voices and their connectedness say what they will to you: 1. Ralph Waldo Emerson ( fro...

David Brooks is the designated "Republican" or more "conservative" columnist on the op-ed pages of the New York Times ...

Recent articles have made the sober observation that reactionary Maoists may be having more influence on events in China than we appreciat...

"Only in Rhode Island," is an oft-invoked sigh of resignation in RI, usually inspired by the latest ugly turn of events in a cult...

We Americans instinctively rely on our history of moving past each new era and overcoming each new national challenge. We are a supremely...

Daughter Laura is visiting with us from Portland OR.* She joined Ginny and me for our 38th wedding anniversary dinner at Siena , a favorit...

I'm an Independent--a real Independent--and a fan of David Brooks . We part ways on some issues, of course, but I tend to agree with m...

I must admit, I didn't see this coming. But after all, we are talking about Vermont. I just didn't think any state would be ready ...

Mary Oliver so often provides what I need, when I need it--whether I'm looking for it or not, whether I know I need it or not. It'...

On Sunday, May 1, 2011, based upon new American intelligence, and at the direction of President Obama, an elite American SEAL team succeeded...

We couldn't have been more surprised when the statue of Confucius suddenly appeared at Tiananmen in the first place. And set right acr...