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At the root of the chaos in the Middle East and here at home are governments that respect no limits on their exercise of power. Public officials — who are supposed to be our public servants — routinely behave as if they are our masters. They reject the confines of …

President Obama sat down with the friendly journalists at “60 Minutes” Sunday night. On two occasions, I literally rewound the tape to see if I had heard the president correctly… The first time I did this was when the president blamed the intelligence community for his failure to foresee the …

In a few weeks, lazy summer days will be replaced by the rude awakening of early morning alarm clocks for millions of children. For parents, this means a new routine. Something traditionally part of that routine for parents is packing a school lunch. And while school cafeterias have improved lunch …

The economy created 288,000 jobs in April, up from 203,000 in March. That’s the second best showing of the Obama recovery but still less than what is needed each month to raise employment to prerecession levels. Those results are consistent with an economy recovering from its winter slump but performing …

With heart-pounding suspense, John le Carre-like intrigue and Jeffersonian fidelity to the principles of human freedom, Glenn Greenwald’s “No Place to Hide” has just been published. The book, which reads like a thriller, is Greenwald’s story of his nonstop two weeks of work in May and June of 2013 in …

Angry atheists are at it again. This week, they’re taking on Dabo Swinney, head coach of the Clemson Tigers. His alleged unlawful conduct? Expressing his Christian faith and allegedly making a number of voluntary religious activities available to his players — the adult student-athletes at Clemson. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From …

OXON HILL, Md. – The first “people” I recognized on arriving at last week’s Conservative Political Action Committee gathering just outside Washington were two “stormtroopers” and a Wookiee from the 1977 film “Star Wars.” Some of the speeches also expressed sentiments from the past, though not as cleverly as those …

Most people accept the notion that politicians don’t always tell the truth. Some lies are harmless enough; others more consequential. Lyndon Johnson skirted the truth when he promised during the 1964 presidential campaign not to send any more American troops to fight a land war in Southeast Asia. He knew …

On January 6, 2014, an incendiary letter was hand-delivered to House Speaker John Boehner. It called on him to stop being a hinderance to the establishment of an Independent Select Committee to investigate what happened in the attacks inBenghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. The attacks resulted in the deaths …

Successful businesses understand the power of a brand. Brands differentiate, inspire loyalty, and motivate people to do things they might not otherwise do. Strong brands evoke emotion, represent beliefs, and stand for values that create a following. Successful political parties also understand the power of a brand. A party’s brand …