The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

I think Hillary Clinton's a very clever politician but she would be too easy to stereotype the way John Kerry was.

I find having a column a very difficult form of journalism. I'm not a natural like Tom Friedman and Anna Quindlen.

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

If wit is the most sophisticated form of humor, pranks are the most juvenile.

Paul Ryan, who teamed up with Akin in the House to sponsor harsh anti-abortion bills, may look young and hip and new generation, with his iPod full of heavy metal jams and his cute kids. But he's just a fresh face on a Taliban creed - the evermore antediluvian, anti-women, anti-immigrant, anti-gay conservative core. Amiable in khakis and polo shirts, Ryan is the perfect modern leader to rally medieval Republicans who believe that Adam and Eve cavorted with dinosaurs.