Eliminating tax subsidies for major energy companies is a bad idea. Singling out big American energy firms for this kind of treatment is abusive and a "glaring violation of the rule of law."

Forcing the Islamic Republic to be accountable to its people can catalyze diplomacy's success.

Many commentators have complained about the damage the president's proposed new budget would do to our national prosperity. Less has been said about the effect it will have on something far more important: our national character.

New U.S. administrations too often assume that the reason for the failure of engagement lies more with their predecessors than with their adversaries.

Many commentators have complained about the damage Obama's new proposed budget would do to our national prosperity. Less has been said about the effect it will have on something far more important: our national character.

President Obama attacked Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget as “nothing but thinly veiled Social Darwinism.” That is not surprising. What is surprising is that the chairman of a major committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a similar scathing attack against Ryan.

Why fight in Iraq? The answer is in the faces of Iraq"s children.

At this event, we will discuss the Obama administration's FY 2013 defense budget and the broader context behind its new strategic guidance.