The royal status the Kennedys temporarily achieved will seem bizarre to future generations--perhaps it already does even for those of us who can remember the 1960s.

A college education has been the key to higher real wages and living standards. But as college enrollment has increased, so has the difficulty in paying for higher education.

The United States cannot afford to have a nonfunctioning Senate just because it falls below the constitutional requirement of half its members.

Barack Obama's appointments come from the new American meritocracy--no longer the old white male elite that emerged from the Ivy League a half-century ago.

The impetus for abolishing gubernatorial appointments to fill Senate vacancies is understandable, but getting rid of these appointments has its own set of problems.

Conventions are metaphors for how the nominee could run a White House and an executive branch.

Will the anti-spam approach, under enthusiastic consideration by the House, really do much? Not likely.

Our schools can do a lot better for the money we currently spend. This fall, elected officials should remember that--and run on it.