Syria has always been among the Middle East's most repressive dictatorships, in addition to serving as the home to terrorists that have killed American soldiers and non-combatants in Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank and more. Now, Syria is under fire from within; since March 2011, thousands of innocent Syrians have been killed in ruthless assaults by the Assad regime. While government forces continue to bombard major cities with appalling brutality, US strategic interests argue for intervention in this pivotal Arab country.

The Environmental Protection Agency's forthcoming designation of more than 300 counties as "non-attainment" areas for the new ozone air-quality standard is bound to raise public concern that air pollution is getting worse and that it presents a significant health threat. In addition, spring is a time when advocacy groups release...

The Environmental Protection Agency's Interstate Air Quality Rule would reduce power plant emissions, yetmedia stories claim that power plant pollution has been getting worse.

The Environmental Protection Agency's new ozone regulations are self-defeating, punish the American people unfairly, and ignore the gains we have made in reducing air pollution.

Polls continue to show that most Americans mistakenly believe air pollution has been worsening and that too little is being done to improve air quality.

Current climate policy is in a fairly strong state of confusion, as is the climate science underlying the debate of that policy.

The climate campaign's trump card in the United States--the EPA's announcement of its intention to regulate greenhouse gases through the Clean Air Act--may turn out to be a joker.

Review of three books on the Cold War and U.S. diplomacy.