In 1984, Mario Cuomo pioneered the argument that one may be "personally opposed" to abortion while supporting abortion rights. Ever since, this convenient locution has become a staple for countless Democratic politicians, particularly Roman Catholic ones.

Think of Uncle Sam walking in a wind tunnel leading to insolvency. The budget deal’s cuts increased the headwind he has to walk into, but they don’t do anything that forces him to turn around.

Central to the genius of the Constitution's design are the mechanisms to change it, and while the Amendment process is often arduous, the American people can do a better job of tinkering with the Constitution than Supreme Court justices.

Congressional Republicanminiority leadershave spent toomuch time bashing Democratswhen they should be working tooffer the Americanpeople alternatives to consider.

Does the chemical used to make non-stick frying pans endanger the lives of the workers who make it? Facing a daily assault of über-opinionated stories on the web, the public has developed low expectations of journalists. But we continue to have high standards for science reporters wrestling with information that can impact our health and safety. Sadly, such lofty expectations aren't always met.

If prosecutors lack the necessary legislation to combat serious domestic crimes, then lawmakers should seek to give prosecutors separate legislation to provide them the tools they need.

Western liberalism and democracy have found few takers in the Middle East. Instead, the people of the region have chased totalitarian fantasies.

The late Anna Politkovskaya was killed because she touched nerves and exposed injustice where it was needed.