A teacher tells his high school seniors that graduating is an accomplishment, but that doesn't make them special.
Despite word from the White House that "nobody is looking to make any news" this week, President Obama on Tuesday took a break from vacationing to announce his plans to nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as head of the Federal Reserve.
President Obama and his family are hoping for a chance to unwind during their weeklong getaway to Martha's Vineyard.
Call it reflexes in a crisis. Or instincts under pressure. The qualities that a President needs to succeed are both essential and elusive
Shortly before leaving the White House in 1829, John Quincy Adams reportedly said, "There is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president."
Palatable, digestible and uncharacteristically bite-size, David McCullough's new page-turner, "1776," arrives just in time for Father's Day.
When I was an immature 15-year-old nerdy punk (or punky nerd?) in the summer of 1980, attending a pre-college program in Lake Charles, Louisiana, I went to see "The Empire Strikes Back" with several friends.