By thumbing their nose in the fact of the overwhelming majority of Americans, the Democrats are running a very serious risk.

Somehow, we have reached the point where we view democracy and elections as ends in themselves. But they aren't.

Can you really put a price on a lifetime of voting?

The issue of illegal immigration cuts so deeply to the very heart of what America is and who Americans are, that for a potential President of the United States to decline an opinion on the subject is totally unacceptable.

We are beginning to see an unholy alliance forming between libel law and a desire to make unpleasant people be quiet.

Leaders know that there's nothing as disruptive as information.

Contrary to Al Gore's predictions, our current lack of hurricanes is causing significant problems.

Are boaters deliberately trying to kill manatees?

The amount of space TIME used trying to mislead us shows how important the court really is.

It does seem slightly odd that the famous Nobel Peace Prize should go to someone who is famous, more or less, for talking loudly.