It's comfortable living in a cocoon -- associating only with those who share your views, reading journalism and watching news that only reinforce them, avoiding those on the other side of the cultural divide.

Liberals have been doing this for a long time. In 1972 the movie critic Pauline Kael said...

The president and the White House, Senate leaders of both parties, the FBI and other agencies involved in the nomination and confirmation process need to get serious about changing its downward spiral.Blocking a highly qualified nominee to the Fed during a very difficult economic time is shameful.

The financial regulation bill proposed by Senator Chris Dodd could result in massive costs, which will ultimately be paid for by taxpayers.

The NFL Draft allows a teamto gain players who perform far better than their salaries would indicate.

Sportswriters and economists have different opinions when it comes to choosing the winners and losers of this year's NFL draft.

Proposals for reforming the higher education accreditation system have ignited a firestorm of controversy this year. While Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and the recent Commission on the Future of Higher Education have both recommended changes to the current accreditation process, others in the higher education community feel that the...

Norman J. Ornstein testifies before the U.S.House Rules Committee on lobbying reform.

If marriage is redefined out of existence, our entire society will be harmed, but the harm will be distributed unequally.