The Bush administration should seriously consider the evidence before designating polar bears as a threatened species.

The late New York Times columnist Bill Safire was known for channeling the “Great Mentioner,” the unseen oracle who launched political careers into the stratosphere simply by mentioning a person’s name. Today, a more malevolent oracle is at work in Washington — call him the “Great Whisperer” — seeking to...

In the past couple of weeks, people who care about American politics and about Congress have lost two important figures: Harry McPherson and James Q. Wilson.

Followers of cancer-stricken strongman Hugo Chávez are stunned after nearly 3 million Venezuelans voted Sunday to select a unity candidate to compete in presidential elections scheduled for October. If the opposition has any real hope of defeating Chavismo, they will have to be prepared for dirty tricks, provocations, and even a narco-coup in the months ahead.

President Obama is right to send troops to advise African forces going after the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda.

If education philanthropists want to influence policy, then they must open themselves to more public debate about their  plans and goals.

Obama and his advisers must be oblivious to the connections between the American Far Left and fascism.

A charismatic envoy's sudden downfall is the chance for Washington to move from engagement with Islamabad to containment.