Kathleen Parker

War demands much of a nation's citizenry, but only in America does war demand sensitivity training. We're so earnest, so caring, so apologetic as we go about the business of...

It's not that I watched "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" anymore. My son turned 17 on Labor Day, so it has been a while since our mornings began with "Hello, neighbor" from...

I love the flip-flop "What if . . . " question. It's the lazy devil's advocate's way of seeming to be intellectually probing: "Yes, but what if she were a...

This probably isn't a good time to defend the traditional American family. After all, the Houston couple, Andrea and Russell Yates were about as traditional as they come, especially if...

I can't remember the last time my heart bled, but I'm pretty sure it involved some small animal on the side of the road. In other words, I'm disinclined to...

Maybe I'm not so old as I thought I was, she said gleefully. After reading the findings of a new report about college relationships--"Hooking Up, Hanging Out, and Hoping for...

The U.S. House just gave Fidel Castro a reason to live. With its vote last Wednesday to lift restrictions on American citizens traveling to Cuba, one can safely reckon that...

The hospital executive-mom who forgot her 7-month-old baby for nine hours and found her dead in the family mini-van after work will not be left to suffer her tragedy in...

George W. Bush must curse his timing. Little into his first year as president, he's asked a Solomonic question that no man should have to answer publicly. For the question...

Shock waves rippled through the nation's capital as news of California Rep. Gary Condit's adultery confession filtered through the media grapevine. Imagine that. It's kind of sweet, really, that the...