A cocktail party is seeded with memories. And it has its own lyrics.

When my father returns to Rome it's all about the past. Until the present pulls the curtain.

The Bush Fight Club is all about spreading the seed, but not the Clinton way.

Hey, approximation is bad policy except when it's the policy.

To anyone who listened to the debate story line, the lesson was in how best to hate.

As the Spanish Civil War of the 21st century rages in Iraq, forgive the routed their nostalgia.

What happens when the makers of a secure world take cues from those who make them insecure?

Terrorism is barbarism. But it's the civilized that still define what unsettles them.

Terrorist nuclear bombs in New York City? Shhhhh…

As Cheney knows and Kerry must fast learn, raw talk helps win elections, and drum up support for ill-advised wars.

One important thing to remember in '04: The sheriff gets to bat last.