American Heroes

WASHINGTON — My old American Heritage Dictionary defines “sovereignty” as “complete independence and self-government.” Our Declaration of Independence affirms, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — “What are you Americans thinking?” asked the young woman in perfect, if slightly accented, English. She was wearing a name tag with “Marie” in both Cyrillic and Latin print and had greeted us…

COPENHAGEN — Here in Europe, there is little media coverage about North Korea’s May 25 nuclear weapons test or its increasingly frequent ballistic missile launches. There is even less mention of Pyongyang’s decision…

WASHINGTON — According to the mighty Wurlitzer in the White House press office, this week’s penitent presidential venture to the Middle East has been “historic” and a “new beginning” for our relationship with Islam….