The days of Westerners traveling with safety, even in benighted lands, are over.

Our bureaucrats are not morons; quite the contrary.

China's masters are starting to act like they care about ordinary Chinese. Quite a new leaf for Communists.

There are many places around the world where we should "Do Something!"

So near and yet so far!

Hillary believes herself to be a better candidate for the Democrats, and a better President for the country, than Barack Obama.

The problem for McCain is that he himself has depicted lobbyists as being the Devil Incarnate.

Barack Obama has made an original contribution to the debate over gun control.

Sometimes being a "maverick" isn't as glorious as one thinks it will be.

It is a wonderful thing when truly stupid ideas return to bite the people that promoted them.