Paul Greenberg

There's no show like a national convention of one of America's two great political parties. Now that the Republicans have had their blowout, and a couple of blowups, in Tampa,...

Maybe it's a function of what's been called the Information Age, which has become more of a digital data age. We're deluged with bytes, mega- and giga-, but not knowledge....

Ever since quisling became a common noun, a synonym for traitor, Norway has produced its share of low scoundrels with high political ambitions. But at least Vidkun Quisling, head of...

Ever since quisling became a common noun, a synonym for traitor, Norway has produced its share of low scoundrels with high political ambitions. But at least Vidkun Quisling, head of...

Every year at this time, the image of the old man grows vivid again. Maybe because Labor Day is almost here, and I picture him at work in back of...

Every year at this time, the image of the old man grows vivid again. Maybe because Labor Day is almost here, and I picture him at work in back of...

It had the air of a debut. The 42-year-old out of the world of conservative ideas was stepping on stage at Tampa as his party's nominee for vice president of...

Of all things to be expected at a national political convention, with its balloons and confetti, its pep-rally chants and general hullabaloo, the last thing to surface in such a...