Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Music by Harold Arlen. Performance by Judy Garland. How the “Song of the Century” was born.

As Adrienne Rich said, poetry isn’t “a mass-market product”, but when you need a good poem, nothing else will do.

Forget the future: What is science fiction saying about the present?

Civilian graduate programs broaden a soldier’s horizons.

New animated films are mastering the art of believable realism.

A letter from Istanbul.

The 21^st won’t be the Next American Century. Will it be anyone’s?

A society that believes in nothing will fight for nothing.

Speaking to a Congressional committee is a gold-plated bragging right for anyone who wants his opinion heard or expertise plumbed. While any lucky tourist can get a meet and greet with a member of Congress, only a player gets asked to testify. But why has it looked so difficult lately?Why have so many Administration officials […]

I was on a panel on Sunday with Presidents Putin of Russia and Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The following is the text of my speech:I would like to begin by thanking the organizers of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum for inviting me, and giving me the opportunity to […]