opinion

President Obama may think the dispute over his handling of Benghazi is a “sideshow,” but his remarks Monday at the joint press briefing with British Prime Minister Cameron are evidence that his administration misled the American people and is trying to do so even today. For example, in just one …

One of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing is dead. While the manhunt for the second suspect continues an influential terrorism expert says that law enforcement has learned much about the kind of persons involved in attacks like this. While detailed information about the two suspects, who are believed …

President Obama should listen to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the “founder” of shuttle diplomacy. Kissinger told Bloomberg TV’s Judy Woodruff recently that he sees little hope in the “Arab Spring,” nor is he optimistic about peace in the region following the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. Welcome to …

At the end of 1995 and stretching into January 1996, the federal government “shut down” because of an impasse between President Bill Clinton and House Republicans led by then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The issue was increased taxes vs. less spending. Sound familiar? The government re-opened when a bipartisan agreement was …

The fight over ObamaCare is over, right? Why should anyone still worry that Congress enacted a brand new entitlement program at the very moment when the United States is struggling to control runaway debt? Why should anyone want to revisit legislation that was passed with highly questionable legislative tactics over …

As the new congress is sworn in today — there’s much discussion about the issues that will be debated. But one other interesting fact caught my attention. Did you know the 114th congress will be the most diverse congress in history? First and foremost, there are a record number of …

If you visit Mount Olympus, you will see scores of crumbling statues to false gods once worshipped by ancient Greeks. The same is true in Rome, where statues of political gods, notably those named Caesar, lay in ruins. We are more sophisticated today. Moderns don’t bow to Zeus. Many of …

In December 1976, Rosalynn Carter and I sat in the elegantly furnished drawing room of Blair House: “I need to create a new office to help me with my projects as first lady,” she told me. Thus began my almost 50-year relationship with a remarkable woman who devoted her life …

The warm embrace of Xi Jinping on our soil – withrowsof Chinese flags lining American streets and nearly every detail highlychoregraphedto avoid offending the Communist dictator during his visit to San Francisco earlier this month – is a fitting metaphor for the Biden administration’s failure to protect the homeland. While …

Republicans and pro-lifers are in a bind. Republicans have lost several winnable elections since the Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade, with many voters citing abortion as the reason – but the Grand Old Party cannot drop the pro-life cause if it still wants to win nationally. Meanwhile, pro-lifers must …