Peter J. Gomes, the Indispensable Man
As a clergyman and spiritual adviser at Harvard's Memorial Church, Gomes was a man whose words and wisdom had a special capacity to comfort and teach. But mostly, he touched lives by the extraordinary example of his own. Permalink | Emai...
Palin Says U.S. Not in Step With Reagan Values, but Is She in His Mold?
Filed under: Republicans, Humor, Sarah Palin, Conservatives, Reagan CentennialSarah Palin would apparently like to take up Ronald Reagan's mantle, but many conservatives continue to see her as a flawed messenger of the modern meaning of Reaganism. ...
The Challenger Disaster and President Reagan’s Gift to a Grieving Nation
Filed under: George W. Bush, State of the Union, Bill Clinton, White HouseOn Jan. 28, 1986, Ronald Reagan eulogized seven "space voyagers" and steadied a shaken nation with the words: 'The future doesn't belong to the faint-hearted - it belongs to the ...
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan: Three Speeches, One Nation
Filed under: White HouseKennedy's inaugural speech is exciting and inspirational; Eisenhower's farewell is important and substantive, and Reagan's good-bye remarks resonate in today's world. Permalink | Email this | Linking&nbs...
Shadow on the Sun Bowl: Nine Questions for Notre Dame (and One for the Media)
The Fighting Irish football team will be in the spotlight Friday night. But too little light has been shed on the university's sluggish response to sexual assault allegations against one of the players. Permalink | Email this | ...
President Obama Praying for Richard Holbrooke
Filed under: AfghanistanPresident Obama called Holbrooke a "towering figure" in American diplomacy. Holbrooke underwent more than 20 hours of surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, and faces a long recovery. Permalink | Email this |...
Mohamed Osman Mohamud: What Made Him Hate?
In this holiday season, Christians and Muslims – and Americans who are Jewish, or secular or spiritual in some other way – are all wondering where extreme hatred comes from. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs ...
FBI Thwarts Planned Portland Bombing at Christmas-Tree Lighting
The suspect allegedly told FBI undercover agents that he wanted everyone to leave the event either dead or injured. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
