If the United Nations is able to obstruct NATO action on the ground, or if Russian or other non-NATO troops are deployed in ways in which they can obstruct such action, the plan would be fatally flawed.

Sanctions will not persuade the Assad regime to surrender power, and talk about an embargo on luxury goods is a cruel joke.

Amid the pre-Jan. 3 buzz, it's worth remembering that Republicans in most states, for better or worse, haven't been doing much in the way of following Iowa's lead in selecting a GOP presidential nominee.

Why Iowa? Nothing in the Constitution says that Iowa gets to vote for president before any other state. It just does.

There’s good reason to believe the relationship between Romney and the Tea Party-driven congressional Republicans will be exceptional only in the severity of its uneasiness. This is not an example of passionate matrimony, but a mere wedding of convenience—and it’s safe to say the honeymoon won’t last long.

Dole's proposedeconomic stimulus package raises questionsabout whetherthe cutis compatible with the desire to reduce the deficit.

As if Bob Dole and the Republicans didn't have enough problems, comes now a startling poll about political journalism.