Obama's comment reminds general election voters, most of whom dislike his current major policies, that he might go even further "after my election."

Almost everything you hear at graduations - and read on the internet, and watch on television - focuses on the idea of work, especially entrepreneurship, as a means of self-expression and (to use the term from David Brooks) self-actualization.

Austerity measures in Europe have been the topic of a heated and mostly confused debate in the economic world. During the May summit of the leading industrial nations at Camp David, German chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders pushed for continued European austerity. Keynesian critics argue that these policies destroy economic growth.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet picks demonstrate his intention to broaden the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in Iranian society.

The Federal Reserve chairman's tenure has been checkered at best. There must be other candidates who could be expected to do a better job.

The Cold War is an increasingly distant memory in American military minds, except in the minds of the arms control community, and in particular those who seek the elimination of nuclear weapons. Alas, our president is a member in good standing of this community—indeed, an organizer.So, too, it...

This hard-hitting book illuminates the priorities, governing tendencies, and leadership style of George W. Bush as he navigates a rocky second term.

Barack Obama’s presidency has had profoundly negative consequences for our national security. From debilitating cuts in defense budgets, to gutting national missile defense efforts, to his unwillingness to acknowledge a continuing war against terrorism, to his inability to stem the nuclear proliferation threats posed by North Korea and Iran....the picture is bleak.