American politicians who dwell on American exceptionalism only dishonor us by suggesting we play dumb to our past.

Christmas is, for those who wish to follow the way of Jesus, an invitation to accept into our comfortable and safe lives those who come to us from far away, who seem ragged, marginal, in transition.

The ability to sympathize with those around us seems crucial to our survival, and it's connected to the mirroring functions of the brain.

I'm tired of hearing about this 'well-regulated militia' that is so necessary for American freedom.

When you think about 'The Grapes of Wrath,' it's an American masterpiece, and a very long process goes into the making of such a book.

Sarah Palin is a figure of fun on the American left, easily lampooned as a know-nothing, gun-toting ex-beauty queen who loves God and the red, white and blue above pretty much anything else except for Todd, her macho husband, who races snowmobiles across the Alaskan tundra.