We like to believe that, in our lifetime, the human condition is improving.

Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders.

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on the Iraq war and the view from our friends across the Atlantic.

In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our relationships that appears to be increasing rather than decreasing.

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.

One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big bands was to host late-night remotes from some of the most famous ballrooms throughout the country.

Those who actually hate animals to the point of being cruel to them are outcasts to the rest of us, no matter where in the world they live.