A new book offers a unique and captivating perspective on the history of the Pentagon.

Unfortunately, certain old-fashioned taboos—brought to you by the people who know the difference between virtue and dexterity—have prevented Americans from gaining the ultimate know-how, the know-how to die.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of state laws in Washington and New York that make it a crime for one person to help another commit suicide.

The Democrats have taken up a hopeless cause that the GOP defended in the 1930s--fiscal responsibility.

Diplomatic and military maneuvering intensified yesterday as the Bush administration mobilized for a climactic week in its efforts to disarm Iraq and depose leader Saddam Hussein.

Military and counterinsurgency actions are tactical, not strategic responses to terrorism; long-term reliance on belligerent tactics is counterproductive.

Bolivian politics threaten to turn the country once again into a charity case.