When Commodore Matthew Perry opened Japan to the west, he took American and British missionaries along. In addition to translating, they also helped with education.

This video just gave us the best news we've heard out of the Middle East in a long, long time -- Iraqis are beginning to laugh at their leaders.

Who needs a "first black president" who is actually white when you can have a "first black president" who really is black?

The left-wing blogsphere claim that Hillary's people stole the election from Obama. The evidence, if true, is staggering.

Reuters reports trouble at the North Pole.

It's the teddy bear being insulted, by being given such a disreputable name.

The statements and actions of the Westboro Baptist Church are precisely the sort of offensive, unpopular, marginal viewpoint that the First Amendment was designed from Day One to protect.

When liberals mail extra millions each year to the Treasury, then it might be time to listen to their ideas too.

Obesity has now reached the point where serious engineering consequences are required.

It's a far better thing, as well as much easier, for government to act to prevent a disaster, or at least to warn residents loudly and clearly of the potential consequences of their foolish choices.