When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. ... Because it's only when you hitch your wagon…

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

How does America find its way in this new, global economy? What will our place in history be? Like so much of the American story, once again, we face a choice.…

Talk of imminent threat to our national security through the application of external force is pure nonsense. Our threat is from the insidious forces working fr…

Because a pandemic could strike at any time, we can't waste time in preparing.

President Bush is a liar. He betrayed Nevada and he betrayed the country... All Americans should be concerned, not just because he lied to me or the people of …