Charlie Sheen succeeded at turning his own debasement into a national pseudo-event by calling the very definition of losing “winning.” And that’s what 2011 was all about: pretending to be winning while really losing.

William F. Buckley Jr.was presented today with the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.

Until recently, the idea that public libraries should peddle unfettered access to hardcore porn would have baffled almost everyone. Did the First Amendment change with the invention of the Internet?

With the election just a week away, the American presidential campaign is getting louder, nastier, more dramatic.

The Supreme Court should uphold the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Steven F. Hayward reviews William F. Buckley Jr.'s final book, The Reagan I Knew.

Today, President Clinton meets Al Gore in Michigan for a symbolic passing of the torch, and Gore will then fly to L.A. The next three days belong to him.

Robert Downey, Jr., is not an icon of a botched war on drugs; he is not evidence of the failure of criminal sanctions, his situation shouldn't argue against the virtues of drug treatment.