Philip Ewing, of DOD Buzz, points out another possibility that I didn’t contemplate: that we could “swing and miss,” as he puts it. In other words, try to shoot down the missile and fail to do so.

Blowing up North Korea's missile would help achieve a durable peace.

The overwhelming success of the Mega Millions enterprise makes it an irresistible target for something more — a way to transform American elections and along the way reduce our deep political dysfunction.

The sorry history of nuclear negotiations with North Korea demonstrates that the international community has absolutely no reason to assume the current North Korean regime will voluntarily denuclearize.

Insolvent institutions should be taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The new Public-Private Investment Program looks similar to, and faces the same technical challenges as, plans proposed by then-treasury secretary Paulson last year.

One of the most striking things I've found in Europe these past two weeks is the absolute conviction that the Bush team is just itching to invade Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.

President Obama's efforts to appease Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir's government have increased Bashir's perception of U.S. weakness and reinforced his inclination and willingness to use military force to suppress Sudanese opposition in the South, Darfur, and elsewhere.