The Drudge Report is currently leading with a headline entitled: Hillary on Surge? ‘It’s working’ . . . While Mrs. Clinton is certainly one of the more hawkish Democratic candidates I was surprised that she had come out in …

The Washington Post details today the extent of Karl Rove’s program that put tax money to work promoting the interests of the Republican Party. Currently under investigation by Congress, the program funneled government money to swing districts and used …

When Mr. Bush was campaigning in 1999 and 2000, he often promised a new era of government. He pledged to return dignity to the White House in the wake of the Republican driven Lewinsky fiasco, and he has often …

I would think that one of the most compelling reasons to resolve legal disputes through mediation rather than litigation would be the impulse for self-reliance. That, and civic harmony. Major corporate interests perhaps abuse the method of mediation …

The risk of death at two or three years old is incredibly low in our society. So why not buy a “whole life” insurance policy on your toddler now, when the premium will be ridiculously low, so that the …

The Justice Department has promulgated a new rule that would allow Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to “fast-track” federal death penalty cases, cutting down on the number of appeals. Like many things done by the Bush Administration, the new rules …

Mike Allen’s piece in The Politicon on his exclusive interview with Karl Rove is disturbing on so many levels that it boggles the mind on where to start. So, let’s begin with the title, and we will work from …

There has been much speculation on Mr. Rove’s sudden resignation today and I have little to add, but I couldn’t let the announcement pass without comment. Mr. Rove, in both his successes and failures, has been a major force …

I have only just begun the latest New Yorker article on CIA black sites and torture, yet even the beginning is chilling. The article opens with the story of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, or K.S.M., who has allegedly confessed to …

In the wake of the Minnesota bridge collapse, Democrats have proposed a five cent per gallon gasoline tax that would be spent on the estimated 17,000 bridges that are in serious need of repair. Displaying …