Paul Scharf

I must confess, I have never seen anything like the intensity shown for Halloween this year—in stores, around homes, and now, of course, in advertisements for the most frightening movies imaginable. It began in earnest by midsummer, which made me wonder if it could really last all the way to October 31! But it surely […]

Ronald Reagan was elected president when I was in sixth grade, then reelected when I was a sophomore in high school—serving until my sophomore year in college. In my naiveté, I guess I thought he’d be there forever—either him or, at least, someone much like him. How dreadfully wrong I was. Reagan’s story has now […]

Only a small fraction of the heroes of D-Day live on today to keep its memories alive, as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of that signal event which, to a large degree, saved the world from tyranny. “Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve […]