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.'

Hope springs eternal among policy makers in Europe’s beleaguered periphery. At five minutes to midnight in Athens, and with a bank run having started in Madrid, these policy makers cling to the forlorn hope that somehow Germany is going to relent on its strong opposition to euro bonds.

It's not really economics. I think everyone understood what the president was doing--it was politics. He wants to increase taxes to support higher spending. I think that's probably the wrong approach.

As the leader of Malaysia's political opposition faces charges under very dubious circumstances, the U.S. government should make clear the importance America attaches to the role of law in sustaining a political process in which justice and freedom are natural allies

Knee-jerk partisan opposition to executive nominees tears at the fabric of governance by keeping key positions unfilled, but the Senate confirmation process is not entirely at fault.

The alternative to big government isn't no government. It's something increasing numbers of Americans are calling "localism."

Honduras is a watershed event--for Hondurans and for all the little guys who are tired of being pushed around by bullies, it is not a minute too soon.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani became a convicted felon last week, sparking loud cries from opposition leaders for his resignation. But what does his conviction really mean for Pakistani politics?