When it comes to the death penalty, the only thing the United States can do is plead the insanity defense. The rest of the advanced world has moved on, but America resolutely remains among the top five executioners -- behind China, Iran and Iraq, ...

We have all become political hacks. We are all engaged in the back and forth of politics, the jot or tittle of the process, the meaningless cable chatter of it all, the sameness of it all, be it conservative or liberal, so we lose sight of ...

"The problem with the Republican Party is Republicans." This quote is taken not from the recent report of a Republican task force but from the mind of yours truly. It is, however, the message of the 97-page "Growth & Opportunity Project" ...

The Obama administration's fear of blowback in Syria -- weapons falling into the hands of jihadists and other bad guys -- can be avoided in only one sure way: Throw America's support behind Bashar al-Assad, the vile dictator the White House wants...

On April 12, 1945, my grandfather approached me as I played outside the house and asked where my mother was. He looked stricken, and so I quickly followed him inside and heard him say words that made my mother burst into tears: President Roosevelt...

We can assume that the data-driven Marissa Mayer studied the data and algorithmed the hell out of everything in sight -- before deciding that Yahoo employees would henceforth cease telecommuting and report to the office. She could, however, have ...