The Dallas shooting spree ended with police killing the perpetrator with a drone. I’m okay with that.

Early panic over the Brexit referendum was an overreaction. It’s time for statesmanship.

As President Obama starts campaigning for Hillary Clinton, a perennial question arises.

Marines, especially female Marines, will be allowed to be heavier in the new year.

The presumptive Democratic nominee for president won’t be going to jail. But we knew that.

My latest for The National Interest has posted.

In the biggest NBA free agent move since LeBron James left and returned to Cleveland, Kevin Durant is joining the Golden State Warriors.

President Obama signed a law vastly expanding public access to government records yesterday. In other news . . . .

Unlike previous civil rights changes, this one came without much fanfare, fight, or even discussion.

Backers of the losing candidate for the Democratic nomination are surprised that they’re not getting their way.

The Marine Corps has removed the word “man” from nineteen of its military occupation specialty titles, leaving only a handful of iconic instances intact.

The Los Angeles Times breaks what seems like a non-scandal.

One of the greatest coaches of all time has passed.

The Supreme Court at its best and therefore its most frustrating.

Donald Trump has a steep hill to climb to reverse a quarter century trend.

A revered Republican foreign policy guru has endorsed the Democratic nominee for president.

The most underrated superstar of this era has passed a special milestone, albeit with a big asterisk.

I was eyewitness to tragedy yesterday afternoon.

“Common sense” measures and the worst shooting spree in American history.

Sprinter Oscar Pistorius served only one year in prison after being convicted of manslaughter. Now, he’s facing fifteen years in prison after being convicted of murder in the same case.

The cartoonist and student of human psychology is fascinated by the con artist who would be president.

Continuing the fight at this point is not just Quixotic, it’s unsporting.

With two former Republican governors running under its banner, is there such a thing as a “Libertarian Party”?

A commenter asks what the consequences ought be for Clinton’s transgressions.

Donald Trump would be a horrible president. That doesn’t justify Hillary Clinton’s bad acts.

Yes, Colin Powell used private email too. No, it’s not the same thing. No, it’s not because he was a Republican.

An overreach on the “disparate impact” standard.

A respected scholar has an interesting suggestion for fighting the Forever War.

Top officials of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have taken jobs in the industry they were regulating.

Four years ago, Trump lavished praise on Hillary. Brilliant!

The rise of Trump and Sanders has resurrected a debate as old as Western civilization.

Answering a question that gets a lot.

Bill Kristol is continuing the #NeverTrump fight to its logical next step, trying to find a more mainstream Republican to run as an independent in the fall.

If you think this campaign has been awful, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

In the immortal words of the Fonz, I was wr-wr-wr-wr . . . not exactly right.

The business of the media is business. Business is not good.

The second place finisher in the Republican primaries is looking like the first loser.

A country music legend has passed.

How much command of detail should we demand of presidential candidates?

Is Ted Cruz really the only alternative to Donald Trump?

We appear to be under some sort of hacking attack.

Should we treat terrorists as trolls?

The alternatives to Trump vs Clinton are getting into the realm of fantasy.

My latest for War on The Rocks, “Professional Military Education and the Rigor Problem, has posted.

The great author Pat Conroy has died, aged 70, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

My latest for RealClearDefense, “The Forgotten Veterans of Desert Storm,” has posted. The headline belies the argument.