In “On Old Age,” Cicero cites the Roman general and philosopher Cato the Elder. Cato recalls Quintus Fabius Maximus. Fabius, a man of many accomplishments, defeated Hannibal. “A Fabian victory,” the ...

The creationism bill passed the House today. Sheila Butt used a hairspray metaphor: “I was taught things in science class in high school which have turned out not to be true,” Rep. Sheila Butt ...

Mark Kurlansky's new novel is set mostly on one block of New York's Upper West Side that sees a lot of change from the 1970s on but begins with a cheesecake - one that traces back to Cato the Elder.