The evolving narrative of the events of 2008 represents a similar error in our understanding. The current metaphor seems to be that the global economy was hit by a "perfect storm" of disruptive forces late in 2008.

John McCain and Carl Levin's proposal to cut the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program would severely hinder American defense capabilities.

In July 2011, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appointed Maj. Gen. Rostam Qassemi of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as oil minister,[1] bringing the number of former IRGC officers in his cabinet to twelve out of eighteen. Yet the IRGC's seizure of the Oil Ministry could have far reaching economic,...

More than three decades after the Revolution of 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army and the IRGC remain entangled in a rivalry which the Army — should the hitherto trend continue — is bound to lose.

We are likely now to get the worst of all worlds: a federal government more involved in state affairs and lots more spending for low priority projects.

The limitations of America's land forces remain the most fundamental constraint on U.S. military strategy.

A growing portion of Iran's international trade is going to hardliners.

Rebuilding New Orleans should be done in an efficient manner, free of politics and pork-barrel spending; Senator Landrieu's proposal does not represent that kind of solution.