AEI Scholar Michael Mazza offers his insight on North Korea's failure to launch a missile.

Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) has long been on almost everyone's short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination. But now McDonnell's national security credentials have come into question, thanks to his mishandling of a bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly.

Marriage is a work in progress.

Speaking in 2009 about America’s approach to North Korea, then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates famously remarked, “I’m tired of buying the same horse twice.” President Obama just repurchased that horse — and it’s a scrub.

Post-State of the Union, a few observations are in order.

It would be dangerous for Democrats to challenge the personal faith behind Bush's political values.

In "My Father at 100: A memoir", Ron Reagan attacks his father on several fronts, yet it seemed to lack substance on why he disagreed with him.

The Times reported that Bush's standing on both domestic and international affairs has "diminished considerably."