Defense |
Biography isn't policy. President Obama's choice for secretary of
defense, Chuck Hagel, former Nebraska Republican senator, has a
resume most politicians can…
Senate |
As the son of a woman, the husband of a woman, and the father of
daughters and granddaughters, I celebrate the record number of
females who are now United…
Economy |
Everything that everyone loathes about Washington was present in
the "fiscal cliff" bill just passed by Congress. It is 153 pages
long; most members probably…
Economy |
HONG KONG—We read about famous people like French film star Gérard
Depardieu, who moved to Belgium to avoid a 75 percent income tax on
millionaires…
Vietnam |
HANOI, Vietnam—It has been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy
ordered U.S. "advisers" to South Vietnam to help battle the
Communist North and 37 years…
Christmas |
Most people who haven't finished their shopping are starting to
worry about what gifts to give a friend, relative, or spouse.
Quick, what did you give or…
Human Trafficking |
BANGKOK—Most of us can read about sex trafficking with a sense of
detachment. It is only when we see its results up close that we are
forced to confront the…
Shooting |
Trying to explain an evil act like the one that killed 20 children
and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.,
is on a par with…
Economy |
SINGAPORE—While the U.S. unemployment rate "dropped" to 7.7 percent
last month—a figure even
The Washington Post
acknowledged was due "… in large part…
Politics |
"You gotta have hope; mustn’t sit around and mope." —
Damn Yankees
Sitting in the room at the Jack Kemp Leadership Award dinner last
week, listening to Sen.
Politics |
An internet search is inconclusive as to where the phrase "no skin
in the game" originated. Some ascribe it to the late columnist
William Safire; others to…
Egypt |
The opening scene-setter for the 1996 film
Independence Day
might serve as a metaphor for what Egyptians could face if a draft
constitution written by a panel…
