Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. steps into his new job as a senator's senator - steeped in its culture and deeply respectful of its role in Washington's intricate balance of power. There couldn't be a more fitting backdrop than the Capitol dome when he was sworn in as vice president Tuesday. ...more

January 24, 2009

Sixty years ago last month, I watched my parents pull the curtains of their voting booths in a Michigan town hall basement to vote for the man who lost the 1948 presidential election. He was Thomas E. Dewey, a Republican widely expected, even by the Democrats, to vanquish wounded incumbent Harry S. Truman. ...more

December 17, 2008

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN *** ...more

December 4, 2008

If Barack Obama is elected president, mutual friends say the best course for Hillary Clinton might be nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court rather than staying in the Senate. ...more

June 9, 2008