Many religious leaders and, more sporadically, the government have tried for a long time to stem the tide of divorce, without any success. Maybe it's time to let private industry, and the Invisible Hand, have a go at it.

So four out of five Americans think we are heading in the wrong direction as a country?

Hillary believes herself to be a better candidate for the Democrats, and a better President for the country, than Barack Obama.

"It is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers."

Why would we even think about raising our already-high corporate taxes?

The problem for McCain is that he himself has depicted lobbyists as being the Devil Incarnate.

When politicians start looking at corporations with a greedy eye, it may sound appealing - but it's your pocket they'll be picking.

Barack Obama has made an original contribution to the debate over gun control.

Sometimes being a "maverick" isn't as glorious as one thinks it will be.

The conservatives have rightly complained about the fiasco that was the CNN/YouTube debate, to say nothing of Chris Matthews' execrable moderating. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and it doesn't fit any better on that side.