Tension between Iran and the United States flared on December 28, 2011, when Habibollah Sayyari, commander of Iran’s navy, threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, the 34-mile-wide passage through which more than one-third of the world’s oil tanker traffic travels.

Congress continues to operate on a three- or three-and-one-half-day workweek.

The bottom line from all the research on giving is that it is not just good for your favorite cause; it's good for you, too.

Unexamined humanitarianism can cause damage to its supposed beneficiaries.