Op-Ed

In his latest speeches on the Middle East, President Obama, both at the State Department and at the G8 meeting in France, has pledged billions of dollars in economic …

Was there ever a nation so marinated in hypocrisy as America? At home and abroad, President Barack Obama trumpets Uncle Sam's virtues and dispenses patronizing homilies to other nations …

Washington - My advice to Sarah Palin, not that she would take it, is that she'd better be careful. If she keeps pretending to run for the presidential nomination, …

Is the Libyan war legal? Was Bin Laden’s killing legal? Is it legal for the president of the United States to target an American citizen for assassination? …

Tim Slocombe raises an American flag on a tree the day after a tornado struck Joplin, Mo., May 23, 2011. The twister, which touched down Sunday evening, killed at …

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. — John F. Kennedy I …

(Photo: Robin Thunholm / Flickr) “Out beyond ideas of rightdoing and wrongdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there.” -Rumi Keeping the biggest possible …

WASHINGTON — While the United States remains utterly frozen in a debate about budget deficits and all the things that government shouldn't do, other countries are marrying public and …

(Photo: Fouquier / Flickr) This Memorial Day, let's remember and learn from our heroes who are gone from us. For me, my heroes are my parents, both …

A sign in the grounds of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, on Sept. 12, 2009. (Photo: Mark Holm / The New York Times) Focal …