We've never had a nerd president. White House correspondents call their gala the 'nerd prom' because it sounds self-deprecating around celebrities and bigwigs.

Elena Kagan is continuing the process of Supreme Court nominees saying as little as possible in confirmation hearings, despite her past statements that the hearing process has become a sham.

The Justice Department's internal ethics watchdog, known as the Office of Professional Responsibility, waged a witch-hunt against Bush administration lawyers who developed policies to protect the nation after 9/11 that has finally come to a close.

Democrats are "dithering and drooling."

Despite recent well-publicized verbal outbursts by Vice President Biden and Representative Randy Neugebauer, such outbursts are actually typical of Congress throughout its history.

Amid continuing partisan strife over the federal deficit, health care, and the EPA, buttressed by fanciful dreams and expenditures for "green technologies", Congress may well be on the verge of passing legislation that truly will enhance future U.S innovation and economic growth.

Christopher DeMuth responds to Senators Sanders, Feinstein, Leahy, and Kerry on the climate controversy.

The Supreme Court held down an important ruling confirming that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own guns.