The only practical result of the General Assembly declaring "Palestine" a state will be to move its chair on the side of the Assembly hall a few feet from its present location to be next to the Vatican, the only other "observer state." This is nothing to get excited about.

Local security forces do not offset the risks incurred by premature withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan. In fact, premature withdrawal of combat forces undermines the local security effort.

America's version of capitalism has been much more dynamic than Europe's. Why don't Obama and Romney debate that?

One month after al Qaeda released its first English-language magazine in the Arabian Peninsula, al Shabaab released its first professional-quality English-language "news" broadcast to jihadi web forums last week seeking to attract Westerners to its ranks.

When partnering with outside consultants to turn around a school, schools districts must consider how the work is setting schools up for long-term success.

The administration's proposal for regulating the credit default swaps market is unlikely to reduce systemic risk, and may in fact increase it.

The U.S. military has adjusted its tactics to become an effective force in Iraq and has been more successful with the implementation of the surge.

The $2 billion loss at JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has reopened debate on the Volcker rule. The proponents of the rule have seized on the story as proof that the Volcker rule is necessary and should be quickly put into effect by regulation. In reality, however, if the facts are as thus far reported, what happened at JPMorgan is proof that the Volcker rule is unworkable and should be repealed.