John R. Bolton remembers Jeane J. Kirkpatrick during her memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral on February 6, 2007.

Mitt Romney’s showing in Michigan, on top of his proven appeal to this demographic—and particularly to affluent women—suggests they could make a difference in November 2012.

Walter Mondale is not the only senior citizen up for election to the Senate this year; he is not even the oldest.

The author examines policymaking and lobbyists.

The scene came to mind Wednesday when I saw an instantly infamous clip of Eric Fehrnstrom, Mitt Romney’s communications director, comparing his candidate to a children’s toy.

"If we could just take a little bit from each of them."

Kim Jong-il’s death came like the line from Fletch: He’d been dying for years, but when it came it was very sudden. Now the world waits to see what will happen to the most repressive and secretive regime on earth.

“What happens next?” is not really the question we should be asking. More important is to ask what the United States wants to happen next, and what it can do to bring about that outcome.