China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems.

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience.

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.