Not all speech is permitted under the Constitution. The first Amendment does not protect lewd and libelous speech, and it should not--and cannot in 2006--be used as a shield for murderers.

In the time it takes you to read this column, at least ten people in poor countries will die from diseases that are preventable and curable.

Sometimes looking forward requires first studying the past. Reagan, a product of the future, nonetheless understood one needed to have a firm grasp of history.

This is not a question of individual rights versus public safety. It is a case where more freedom increases safety.

Everyone knows presidents have larger-than-life size egos. It goes with the job. But changes on the official White House website reveal that we've never had a self-regarding narcissist quite like the oval Office's current occupant.

Attempts at austerity and deleveraging in Europe have converted an economic problem into a political dilemma, with leftist governments rising against Germany's austerity-laced rescue packages. Germany now faces a tough economic decision that will involve choosing between a breakup of the current euro system and a movement toward a common fiscal policy in Europe.

Sunday’s elections results in six European countries, particularly France, Greece and Germany, bode poorly for satisfactorily resolving the European Union’s ongoing financial and political crisis.