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The tax debate in Washington this week has a tangible impact on every family in the country — one that can be measured in literal dollars and cents. (In …

Washington - The “No Labels” group that held its inaugural meeting this week in the name of the political center fills me with passionate ambivalence. My attitude is moderately …

Political unrest has serious implications for the current public health crisis that Haiti is facing.

Washington - The House today passed a repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning gays from serving openly in the military, but it’s not clear that the …

Chicago - Across the country, from college campuses to casinos and even city parks, more lines are being drawn in the sand in the war against smokers.

The great brass ring of Barack Obama's foreign policy - an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement - seems to be rapidly slipping from his grasp. His demand for a moratorium on …

Jargon has its uses, in economics and many other fields. After all, it would be difficult and also time-consuming to translate everything into plain language all the time. But, …

I learned a lot about conservative strategy from Aaron Barlow, an academic who was targeted by the right-wing attack artist David Horowitz, and then took the time to dissect …

Washington - The long anticipated Obama administration assessment of its strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan found that progress in the region so far is fragile and could easily unravel …