What if al-Qaeda is not "on the run?" The burning question is why Obama didn't give orders to defend our consulate and American lives in Benghazi. The answer is becoming clearer each time President Obama and Secretary of Defense Panetta issue a denial or explanation of their inaction. To the president's surprise, he chanced on an honest ... MORE
by E. Eduardo Castillo and Kristen Wyatt. A study released Wednesday by a respected Mexican think tank asserts
that proposals to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in
Colorado, Oregon and Washington could cut Mexican drug cartels' earnings
from traffic to the U.S. by as much as 30 percent. Opponents questioned some of ... MORE
by Steven Greenhut. It’s been years since I cared deeply about any election, yet I
find myself back to old habits—tracking polls and dealing with
those conflicting feelings that emerge this time of year. My sense
of deep cynicism, born from years of reporting on government
venality and stupidity, collides with my sense of civic duty. Few people can ... MORE
by Charles Krauthammer. "Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not." That was Barack Obama in 2008. And he was right. Reagan was an ideological inflection point, ending a 50-year liberal ascendancy and beginning a 30-year conservative ascendancy. It is common for one ... MORE
Getting supply to where it is needed most. Some more words on price gouging, as New York and New Jersey are increasingly afflicted by gasoline shortages. There are three issues we need to look at here. One is allocation, one is short-term supply, and one is long-term supply. A lot of people seem to want to look at this purely as an allocative ... MORE
Vote your conscience, don't waste it. Can you vote by not voting? In a presidential election year in which the critical issues have been how much personal behavior the federal government should regulate and how much private wealth it should transfer and consume, rather than whether it should do so, many folks who are fed up with what George W. Bush ... MORE