As the Obama administration and Congress continue work on extending health insurance coverage to 50 million Americans who currently are uninsured, they'll no doubt be us...
Within a decade, same-sex marriage probably will be legal in California. Thanks to the California Supreme Court 6-1 ruling on Tuesday to uphold Proposition 8, the law wi...
Why make this complicated?
President Obama prefers Supreme Court justices who will violate their oath of office. And he hopes Sonia Sotomayor is the right Hispanic woman...
Finally, some good news from Pakistan! The United States has a dramatic opportunity to help roll back gains made by Taliban militants. Simultaneously, they can reverse w...
WASHINGTON — That was a rare and splendid moment when the president of the United States and the former vice president offered their sharply contrasting views on maintai...
Listening to President Obama and former Vice President Cheney give their respective national security speeches Thursday put me in mind of John Gray, author of "Men Are f...
WASHINGTON — No new president finds that every aspect of the job suits him at once; some duties are inevitably more comfortable than others. What we have witnessed in th...
WASHINGTON — California, the sunny incubator of America's future, has relished its role as a leading indicator of political trends. Tuesday it became what it thinks it s...
The worsening financial condition of Medicare and Social Security must prompt Congress and President Obama to mend these vital safety nets.
News about the entitlement pr...
Roughly five dozen Americans have died in mass shootings since the beginning of March, so naturally the details tend to blur. Nevertheless, the Pittsburgh incident stand...
