It’s going to be bait and switch for as far as the eye can see. That’s how it looks now that the smoke has cleared after the recent “Mommy War” skirmish over Democratic operative Hilary Rosen’s comment that mother of five Ann Romney had “never worked a day in her life.”

Many of the critics of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and other legislation seeking to combat intellectual property violations on the Internet, say they are fighting efforts to “censor” the web. SOPA is many things, but if words still have meaning it cannot be fruitfully described as censorship.

Looking back over the decade, the first clear lesson is the critical importance of Mr. Bush's decision to consider the struggle with al Qaeda a war.

Google's unfolding confrontation with China has high stakes for foreign businesses and governments facing Beijing's ire, with a broader problem of unfettered, apparently limitless Chinese regulatory and trade restraints.

Life for innovation-intensive businesses like Google is difficult in countries where there is scant respect for liberty

Congress trains its scorn on unlikely targets, ignoring ethical miscreants in itsmidst.

Blogging has revolutionized dissent in Iran. By providing private citizens a public voice, blogs may be the most powerful tool in the dissidents' arsenal.

Pro-democracy forces continue their struggle in Egypt.