Robyn Blumner

Our economy has driven off a cliff and most Americans have to be wondering how it happened. How did we go from a nation of growing 401(k)s to the financial abyss so fast?

I had a conversation with a seemingly smart woman recently who thought that Roe vs. Wade would never be overturned regardless of who wins the presidency. Though deeply pro-choice, she said she has voted for a Republican as president in the past since she likes the concept of local control and thinks Republicans represent that ideal better.

MALLORCA, Spain -- Thanks to the happy excuse of my brother's wedding, I recently spent a week and a half in Spain, first in Barcelona and then in Palma de Mallorca.

Maybe the reason the misperception persists that there are no atheists in foxholes is that nonbelievers must either shut up about their views or be hounded out of the military.