The governments of U.K., Ireland and Greece have embarked upon ambitious, sometimes painful efforts to restore their economies Of the three, the U.K. and Ireland took their medicine, while Greece decided the taste was just too awful, and its irresponsibility threatens every euro-zone country.

Michigan had the nation's highest unemployment rate for more than three years until it was overtaken by Nevada last May, but unlike during earlier recessions, Michigan is not trending Democratic.

As more and more of our tax dollars fund drugs for poor nations, criminals are making fortunes off our good will. Out of the 100 million high-quality antimalarial dosages donated to Africa, approximately 30 million are diverted.

Science is losing its credibility because it has adopted an authoritarian tone, and has let itself be co-opted by politics.

With an eye to the next election, President Barack Obama seems to be focused on legislative priorities chosen for politics rather than policy.

In his twenty-five minutes on Air Force One, General McChrystal may have used his knowledge and experience to convince Obama that his judgment was better than that of the armchair generals that the president had listened to for three hours the day before.

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 anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death last week focused attention briefly on the continued threat posed by al Qaeda Central. But what about al Qaeda's franchises elsewhere, like al Shabaab in Somalia? The viability of the threat these groups pose to the U.S. deserves more careful consideration than it has received.