For most people, the question why be good - as distinguished from merely law abiding - is a simple one. Because God commands it, because the Bible requires it, because good people go to Heaven and bad people go to Hell.

There is a paranoid streak in American life. Radio talk show hosts tend to foment that paranoid streak in American life.

Israel and the Palestinians must resolve their own differences. The United States can play an important role as facilitator and guarantor.

Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot pick and choose which expressions to authorize and which to prevent.

President Obama has earned my vote on the basis of his excellent judicial appointments, his consensus-building foreign policy and the improvements he has brought about in the disastrous economy he inherited.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.

There are many levels of truth.