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.

This study's estimates of the reduction in accidents from a ban on cell phone use while driving are both lower and less certain than previous studies indicate.

EPA contends that its proposed regulations to reduce emissions of smog and soot will save lives; economic analysis suggests otherwise.

We need tools for dealing with bioterrorism when it occurs, and among these tools are pharmaceuticals.

The big losers of the Clear Skies pollution capswill be the American public, who will have to pay big bucks in the form of higher energy bills while reaping few or no health benefits.

Forging a united opposition strong enough to contest the Kremlin's control over the Duma in 2007 and the presidency in 2008 is particularly urgent for the future of Russian democracy.

Believers and unbelievers live in a darkness that is remarkably the same.

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