Public decision-making does not lend itself to certitude.

Drawing on President Bush's reform plan, which would allow citizens to transfer part of their Social Security contributions into personal accounts, an alteration of the current system is needed to make necessary change.

Civility is not simply about manners.

There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.

America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena.

I have a long-term interest in the humanities.

It is hard to cement any relations with any country based on promises that may not be deliverable.