IS THE PEN NO LONGER MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD?....Old farts are forever complaining that kids aren't as well educated today as they used to be. I think Plato felt that way about Aristotle, and it's ...

In a interview on the "Evening News" last night (which can be seen in full on the Web), CBS anchor Bob Schieffer talks with Akbar Ahmed, chairman of Islamic Studies at American University, about the ...

Lagos—Writing continues to wield transformative power, participants were told at the 2025 Lagos National Author’s Day, emphasising that the pen remains mightier than the sword in influencing thought, ...

Pen and Sword were walking in the woods together and having the same old argument. “No offense, Pen,” said Sword, “but I’m obviously the mightier of the two of us. See that tree over there? I could ...

I am more than a bit suspicious of groups and of group thinking and generally do not sign petitions or affix my name to causes that have been laid out by someone or some group. But I received an ...