Political dysfunction. Partisanship at record levels. Attack politics run amok. And public approval of Congress scraping the single digits (Sen. John McCain is fond of saying it's down to blood rlatives and paid staff).

Roger Scruton, Britain's foremost conservative philosopher, offers a traditionalist manifesto to discomfit both the left and American free-marketeers.

President Obama entered the White House determined to renew diplomacy with Iran. During his campaign, he said he would meet the leaders of Iran "without preconditions.”

President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's new defense strategy is a “declinist” strategy for an administration all too willing to accept the waning of American hard power and influence in the world.

If you want redistribution, you better first produce growth. Which the Obama Democrats' policies have failed to do.

When an economic downturn hits, one of the first concerns of policymakers should be getting business investment back on track.  Investment always takes a beating when the economy sours, so supporting private investment should become a top priority.

Of course President Obama does not want any more nuclear powers in Asia. But his policies are hastening that reality.