So, why do all those incumbent politicians yearn so mightily for higher office instead of being satisfied with the one they have? It troubles me...

Here comes Easter. And The Economist, the best English-language news magazine still publishing, has declared hell and heaven to be dead issues in Western culture....

I’m not sure how seriously we Americans take the North Koreans. I think our general attitude is, “They can huff and puff, but in the...

Here’s one that definitely belongs on your “bucket list” – things to do before you croak: A four-day, five-night float on the Mekong River from...

San Francisco has banned nudity on city property. I’m good with that. Our society isn’t comfortable with exhibitionists letting it all hang out in public...

I had a short but very special overseas assignment with the U.S. Air Force in 1956, but I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone about it...

News item: Lost hikers keep Oahu rescue crews busy. Should we start charging people the cost of rescue when they undertake a risky recreational activity...

I get a good sense of what’s bugging people by reading letters to the editor. I wish our leaders and lawmakers did, too, but I...

Here’s something BIG we’ve missed out on. It’s called “medical tourism.” A million-and-a-half Americans will travel somewhere this year for bone, heart or cosmetic surgery...