Jimmy Carter: “I'm quite concerned that the very attractive benefits that are awarded to retired people will be excessive.”

Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

Inside Israel, there's no semblance of apartheid. It's a wonderful democracy, with everyone treated the same.

Carter says the animosity directed at the president over health care, the big bailouts, is being driven because Mr. Obama is a black man.

An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.