Effective border controls must be in place before comprehensive immigration reform can occur.

The Mountain West —Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah —has become the new swing region in American politics. All signs point to these states, especially Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, being crucial in the 2012 election. Unfortunately, the rise of this region has been underreported in the media,...

Whether Americans support Arizona's new immigration law, they blame the federal government for failure to act.

The widespread success of charter legislation has fostered a perception that charter schooling is apolitical and has clouded our understanding of the politics of the issue.

The obvious truth is that the United States is under attack from terrorists motivated by a radical form of Islam, but many leaders are reluctant to acknowledge that fact.

Despite this election's high stakes, however, the question of which candidate will bear the GOP's standard remains shadowed in great uncertainty, owing mostly to the lack of an obvious frontrunner. Given these unusual circumstances heading into 2012, what kind of nominee should we expect? And what kind of nominee should Republicans want?

The assumption that conservatives are racist is badly flawed, and relies on a long outdated notion of intolerance as part of the conservative ideology.

The choices within the climate change debate are extraordinarily difficult. Imperfect people, not pure science, must decide our course of action.