Now that the Great Debt Ceiling Deal has become the law of the land, it's time to consider what just happened to America, and in particular to America's armed forces. On the one hand, it's complicated. On the other hand, it's ugly.

With the different styles within the Republican party, the more outspoken versus the more substantial, we need a candidate which does both.

Defense is the one government activity that Obama has no qualms about cutting.The path charted by the president is morally and strategically unsound. The House leadership will have to decide whether to accept Obama's new proposed cuts or fight back.

North Korea claims it has successfully conducted a nuclear test. How significant is this? What should the U.S. do?

Democrats captured both houses of the legislature and a Senate and House seat in 2004, the governorship in 2006, and a Senate and House seat in 2008.

The ultimate result of our extending recognition to Taiwan would be enhanced peace and stability in East Asia.

It is time to sing the praises of forty-four-year-old women, from Michelle Obama to Sarah Palin.

Presidential politics this year has often seemed to resemble what science writer James Gleick described in his book "Chaos."