Michael Mandelbaum

In my experience, it’s not just that serious books get a hearing on comedy shows…

Words matter, especially words defining complicated political arrangements, because they shape perceptions of the events…

The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work…

Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But…

The values, the programs, the formula, the determination, and the patriotism responsible for America’s past…

The great thing about baseball is the causality is easy to determine and it always…

After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and historical analogies…

The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win…

American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control…

If architecture is, as is sometimes said, music set in concrete, then football and basketball…

The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and…

Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty, a world…