Grover Norquist believes ending government handouts must be offset by tax cuts.

Apparently, some people haven’t gotten over Lebron James taking his talents to South Beach.

The gang at Fox Nation is amused that President Obama is blaming ATMs for high unemployment. But he’s right.

After a decade, the Army is reversing the most hideous decision in its long history.

Can gay soldiers now get married and receive the same federal benefits as heterosexuals?

Don’t confuse moderation in tone with moderation in beliefs.

WaPo’s Jackson Diehl asks, “Will the GOP nominate a dove?”

A new study shows that college students who take late classes drink more alcohol.

My latest piece for The Atlantic, “Is the U.S.-European Relationship Really in Decline?” is posted.

DC is once again resetting the clock on its universe and starting all its books over with issue #1.

Tammy Duckworth has resigned as Veterans Affairs assistant secretary and may make another bid for Congress.

Catholic University president John Garvey explains “Why We’re Going Back to Single-Sex Dorms.”

A company called Hero Builders is offering this for sale

Amusingly, the most recent episode of South Park, “You’re Getting Old,” perfectly encapsulates my view of recent episodes of South Park.

Our patience with those who repeatedly hijack the discussion thread to detract from the topic at hand has ended, effective immediately.

The War Powers Act’s 90 day limit is in sight. Will Congress force the president’s hand?

The United States is pressuring the Netanyahu government to move off its hard line.

Where’s the line when a public figure interacts with a teenage fan?

A quick glance provides some insights into Palin’s thought processes and leadership style.

Do ideologically radical professors impose their biases on their students?

Hillary Clinton is actively lobbying to be the next president of the World Bank, Reuters reports.

Your major matters. But not as much as simply having a degree.

Is the college curriculum too heavy in humanities and social sciences and too light on science and mathematics?

There’s precedent for this sort of thing happening and the candidate making the comeback. And you don’t have to go back too far.

Newt Gingrich’s entire senior presidential staff has resigned.

Two major American military installations are in serious danger. From rising water, not terrorist attacks.

Actor Alec Baldwin may run for mayor of New York.

Anthony Weiner’s wife, Huma Abedin, is several weeks pregnant and desperately trying to salvage their marriage and his career.

A new study finds that college tuition costs could be cut in half if lazy professors got off their butts.

Don’t want to have embarrassing photos of your private parts on the Internet? Here’s some advice.

Steve Clemons is taking his talents to The Atlantic

Never popular with his colleagues, Anthony Weiner may now be the least liked Member.

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

Sarah Palin is smarter than Stephen Hawking — but probably not Bill Gates.

If there’s anything all sides should be able to agree on after several days of back-and-forth is that most of us didn’t really know the story.

President Obama comfortably leads all Republicans but one.

Austan Goolsbee is resigning as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors to return to the University of Chicago.

So, Anthony Weiner is a lying dick. Does it matter?

So, I walk by the office television set and the above picture of a shirtless man, allegedly New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, filled the screen.

Another sad chapter in the slow death of a once proud magazine.

In colleges with non-selective or open admissions policies, having large numbers of F’s in introductory courses is the norm.

A system designed to protect the innocent has instead become a menagerie to imprison them. A legal code designed to proscribe specific behavior has instead become a vast, vague, and unpredictable invitation to selective enforcement.

Is Peter Diamond qualified to be a Fed governor?

When John McCain declared that Sarah Palin could beat President Obama, it was easy to dismiss. But when the architect of the Democratic strategy in 2008, says the same thing, you have to listen.

Desperate women are finding some horrific ways to terminate their pregnancies. Some are being arrested for it.