For Obama to save himself, he should be thinking about the example of an unlikely Republican predecessor: Richard Nixon.

The real story of the Ground Zero mosque is that the project only became feasible because of the appalling and astonishing fecklessness of the officials who were charged with the reconstruction of the site and the neighborhood all the way back in 2001.

Obama's presidency hasn't been dedicated to achieving economic growth in the short term, or about creating jobs.

Our compulsive hunger always to know first, speak first and decide first has only been amplified by the fact that we can now all participate instantly in a virtual version of a national cocktail-party conversation on Twitter, Facebook and blogs.

America may be in a dour condition, but it is not going to elect a dour president.

The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job.

Robots have a rich and storied history in movies.