For a long time I supposed that social issues — abortion, same-sex marriage, and the rest — were the great…
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Although the execution of Osama bin Laden was mainly a symbolic and psychological act of counterterrorism, its most immediate consequence,…

As we ponder the significance of Osama bin Laden’s death, it is well to reflect that Islamists are not the…

Since January this year, the world has been watching the Middle East with anticipation and hope. A cascading series of…
The liquidation of Osama bin Laden is a cause for full-throated national celebration. It must also be the occasion for…

Some people collect coins, others scan the beach with metal detectors. I enjoy trolling footnotes at the back of a…

“In Bin Laden Announcement, Echoes of 2007 Obama Speech,” declared the headline in The New York Times. It’s difficult to…

“[W]e could well take example from Russia,” advised Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, “where birth control instruction is part of…

Question for those of you concerned about the size of federal debts and deficits: Would you endorse a plan which…

President Obama’s recent trip to three Latin American nations was absolutely surreal. For one thing, he launched a war against…