When Dr. Paul Brand met his first leprosy patients, he was told, “Nothing can be done with hands — or…
On November 9 and 10, a series of severe thunderstorms spawned tornadoes from Louisiana to Pennsylvania. At least…
Nicholas Kristof’s column in the New York Times opens in a remote region of China, where police are…
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You would think that the people who run the Miss America pageant would be thrilled to have Erika…
No one who was old enough to take it in will ever forget September 11, 2001. We see passenger…
The words hero and heroism fell into disfavor in the 1960s. Professors and students took pleasure in debunking…
All across the country this week, “Pomp and Circumstance” is being played on college campuses as graduates stream forward…
Over the past few months, we’ve heard and read a lot about unjustly convicted prisoners. Movies like Hurricane and the moratorium…
While there’s little of redeeming value on TV these days, there was a bright moment for those who watched…
