This was the sort of split-the-difference address that the president is now famous for — long on Icarus-like soaring phraseology, very short on down-to-earth realities...

One striking characteristic of the President’s middle east speech was the prevalence of flat declarative statements of what “must” be done...

My recent post on Israel generated over 225 comments...

Class size is again in the media across the country, this time because of increases in class size related to fiscal cutbacks...