While Bo's story is about power, it should not obscure the fact that there is an ideological struggle going on inside China.

While many Americans still have reservations about gay marriage, attitudes about homosexuality in general have changed significantly.

Since 1831, when Chief Justice Marshall described the relationship between Indian tribes and the federal government as "nations within a nation," as "domestic dependent nations," and as "that of a ward to his guardian," Indian tribes have struggled to define and assert their sovereignty. Their struggle has been blown by...

This might be a last opportunity to formulate a larger strategy for dealing with Iran, and for defining what would really constitute success. The United States is, indeed, in a low-level war with Iran, and no one particularly wants to see it get bigger. On the other hand, wars have a logic of their own.

Dan Rostenhowski and Ted Stevens did not get much political reward for their good work and deserve to be remembered for working hard in what they thought was the public interest.

Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 regulates the ability of mutual funds to use their own assets to pay for the distribution of their shares. The rule is controversial, on the one hand, because 12b-1 fees, as they are called, can be seen as a benefit to...

The United States is one of a few nations that hasn't ratified CEDAW, but a closer look at the content shows that the Senate has been wise to resist for 31 years.

Public attitudes about the stimulus package reveal underlying doubt about the ability of government to turn things around.