Karen McKay

He was a WWII fighter pilot. His ashes rested in a polished wooden urn at the front of the little funeral chapel.

When Richard Nixon ended the draft in January 1973, America lost something vital to its soul. The quality of our military has not suffered.

Thucydides: The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must. Mark Twain is often quoted, apparently incorrectly as it often the case,...

Photo: From the film "Seven Days in May. " More than 60 years ago – 1962, I think it was – I read a book with a profound message that burned itself...

Editor's Note: This is a fictional story by a retired U. S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence,...