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The return of a U.S. official illegally held by Pakistan is welcome news, but the overall incident is outrageous and the U.S. role in directly or indirectly providing a “blood money” payment is potentially scandalous. The Obama administration backed down to lawless behavior by a supposed U.S. ally, and in …

It is not unusual to hear folks say they couldn’t care less about what’s happening in London on April 29. The royals, after all, are hardly people to whom most of us can relate. They live in castles and hop from skiing in Gstaad to the beaches of Mustique. When …

The debate in Washington over the debt ceiling is heating up. The U.S. has now hit the $14.294 trillion debt limit approved in February 2010. With our national credit card maxed out, basic fiscal responsibility requires Congress to vote “no” on raising the debt ceiling unless significant spending cuts and …