Topic: John Adams (President)

Opinion: Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are not guilty of sedition -- but over-the-top 'tea-party' rhetoric doesn’t help

Overheated rhetoric from Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and other 'tea party' activists may create barriers to serious conversation, but it's not seditious. When it comes to weighing free speech versus sedition, we should err on the side of freedom.

Our Founding Fathers' thoughts on the Supreme Court

Sir Francis Drake

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Citizens of London

The Americans who made it to London post-World War II found a vibrant city fueled by courage and resolve.

Defending due process for Guantánamo detainees

Defense attorneys for Guantánamo detainees stand up for due process despite hate mail, threats, and Dick Cheney's daughter.

Briefing: Strains in US 'special relationship' with Israel

The 'special relationship' the US and Israel have long enjoyed is being tested again today as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses AIPAC, the most powerful Israel lobby in Washington.

Liz Cheney: Taking flak from the right as well as the left

Dick Cheney's daughter Liz has become a political lightning rod. Now she's going after Justice Department lawyers who represented terrorist suspects. Not all conservatives are happy with that.

Terror trials will pose tough questions about Islam

If Islam is a religion of peace, why do so many Westerners find it scary?

Tiger Woods car crash breaks down his wall of privacy

Tiger Woods car crash, photos of his damaged SUV, and rumors on the Internet are confronting the golfer with the sort of public-relations challenge that he has always been so adept at avoiding.

Opinion: Palin's populist book tour won't help GOP

Instead of going rogue, Republicans should cultivate leadership in ideas and solutions.

Obama's Fox News offensive: Has it worked?

Anita Dunn and others have called Fox News a wing of the Republican Party and boycotted the network. Critics say Fox News is changing its ways.

Five things you may not know about the Fourth

Buried in the history of this annual celebration are some surprises.

The Obamas' summer reading list

Conducting with electricity

Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel brings new energy to classical music.

Classic review: 1776

A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."

Sarah Palin: the 'sexiest and riskiest' GOP brand

Obama's speech in Cairo: full text

The president, speaking at Cairo University, called for a 'new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world.'

For kids: Name that president

Test your knowledge. Can you answer these questions about the presidents of the United States?

Lynne Cheney plans to write a bio of James Madison

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Alexander McCall Smith's latest witty novel, Boston Symphony music ready for your iPod, 'Man on Wire' out on DVD, and more.

I decide to attend the opera, with Raisinets and bonbons.

Live performances of the New York Metropolitan Opera are beamed into movie theaters across the country, offering audiences ways to experience high culture at low prices. But is it the same as live or is it just Memorex?

A composer moves opera into the future

John Adams looks for a stylistic revolution from the next generation of composers.

Opera reaches for new scale

Old art form is flourishing in US as new opera companies open and works are premiered.

Publishers to Bush on memoir: Don't hurry

What are Americans really reading?