Many conservatives seem to be missing modern heroism, as they plead for it.

President Obama's address at the memorial in Tucson was really two speeches in one. The first speech was brilliant. The second was courageous.

Our soldiers in Afghanistan have to deal with enough absurd rules of engagement without having to put up with one that can turn a serious wound into a mortal one. They deserve better — as do our Dustoff crews.

The U.S. secretary of state should have more to say than simply that anti-Assad forces will 'somewhere, somehow, find the means to defend themselves.'

The glorious revolution that swept through Russia 20 years ago ushered in a new political system, changing the country's economic foundation while creating a new state: post-imperial Russia. Where did it all go? What happened to the noble fervor, the moral clarity, the thirst for truth, the heroism?

The lessons of Pearl Harbor are many, as is the responsibility to honor the heroic dead of that day.

On the tenth anniversary of September 11th, one way to honor those dead is to recognize what they accomplished. Along with the mourning and thanksgiving, there is also much to celebrate on this anniversary. Three successes stand out as particularly important.

Gandhi advocated nonviolence against Hitler. Should we be following that example?