Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland in 1939 that is seen as the start of World War II, and leaders of Germany, Poland and Russia, among others, joined together to commemorate the event at the place where the first shots were fired.

Victor Davis Hanson examines the spirit of appeasement that led to WWII and is sure to lead to more trouble for us in the near future.

In troubled economic times, more people are finding it difficult to miss work for jury duty.

Michael Gerson has some thoughts on how the President can get some kind of health reform passed.

Harold Meyerson is waiting to see if the President's rhetoric on protecting American workers against unfair foreign competition is just a lot of hot air.