When Senator John Kerry is confirmed as secretary of state later this month, he will encounter a number of complex tests as America’s top…
It might seem that a disaster was averted by the last-minute fiscal-cliff deal. But the wrath of House Republicans has simply moved to a…
First: Thursday’s congressional swearing-in will reflect the stunning success of the Democrats’ ground game at turning out minorities — a…
You may have recently shared a holiday meal with a relative who has a bachelor’s degree, plenty of debt, and not much of a job. You may…
As the holidays approach, 2012 hasn’t provided much hope for the seasonal wish of “Peace on Earth.” Not when the headlines reveal the…
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the killers from Columbine High School, were not members of a “trenchcoat mafia.” They did not listen to…
On Saturday, Egyptians voted in a national referendum on the country's new constitution, drafted over the course of six months by a largely…
As the nation continues to grieve for the six adults and 20 children taken too soon in the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting, a hero…
Yet again we are struggling to bear the unbearable. How can we find meaning in the massacre of so many innocent children, savagely cut down…
Sooner or later the U.S. tax code will be reformed. Probably sooner. Raising revenue will be the main motivation, but issues of fairness as…