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.

Are those who don't vote purposely shut out of politics?

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

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

The "yes-we-can" man is now commander-in-chief.

Reducing the value of the charitable deduction is a threat to voluntary associations.

Are whites on the verge of becoming a minority of the American population? That's what some analysts of the 2010 census results say.

Doing a better job of providing accessible, high-quality training, and helping students identify those programs, may not garner the headlines of a new research lab or football stadium, but it's a whole lot more likely to make a difference for workers and communities across the land.