Facebook Inc. took a momentous action last week. And I don’t mean its announced intention to sell shares for $28 to $35 in an initial public offering later this month.

Rick Perry's promise to make Washington "as inconsequential in your lives as possible" is resonating in libertarian New Hampshire. He has moved into second place here after just a few days in the race, registering 18 percent support among Granite State Republicans. The secret to Perry's success? One word: jobs.

A summary of research findings on the impact of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in Alabama.

Eric Holder claimed that his terrorism strategy has achieved success while remaining true to the Constitution. Despite acknowledging there is a 'war' on terror, Holder and Obama's commitment to civilian trials for terrorists puts American national security at risk.

Cutting force projection not only affects future combat missions but also humanitarian relief whether in the form of evacuations or tsunami relief.

Success in relief and recovery operations will depend in no small part on the strength of the Japanese government, but a very weakened premier must lead Japan through what Naoto Kan rightly calls its greatest crisis since World War II.

Given the widespread concern over voter fraud, the next president should consider a reform.

The precipitous chill in U.S.-Japan relations after the Democratic Party of Japan came to power in 2009 and mishandled security relations should offer a sobering warning to Korean and American officials. As close as Tokyo and Washington have traditionally been, heated domestic rhetoric and policy miscues quickly damaged the relationship, which is still recovering.