Like most of my fellow citizens, I’m proud to be an American. When we celebrate Independence Day and reflect on our nation’s history and heritage,

If you look at the polls of how Americans feel about the job Congress is doing, they’ve been remarkably consistent for the last few decades.

Globalization has transformed our planet, again and again. It touches every part of our lives: the food we eat, the entertainment we enjoy, the ways

No matter how hard we try, we really can’t avoid one another. We live in a world where what takes place somewhere else on the

Looking back over the years that have been involved with foreign policy, I find it noteworthy that policymakers spend so much time and attention on

We don’t often think that how the United States conducts itself at home has much impact on how we face the world, but it does.

We Americans have long prided ourselves on offering a safe haven to people seeking refuge from conflict and repression. The theme is inscribed on the

There is a fight going on over the heart of our democracy, and I worry that democracy is losing. Over the last few months, several

The phrase “the common good” and its importance in our history has always impressed me. I’ve been wondering about the history of the idea —

I have always been impressed that the preamble to the Constitution begins, “We the People of the United States.” We’ve heard the phrase so often