Where the Next Mideast War May Start

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 12:25 AM CST

SDEROT, Israel -- Rockets launched from the nearby Gaza Strip fall here almost daily. These Qassams are crude devices that hardly ever kill people, although they have, and hardly ever wound anyone,...

Clinton is a Better Matchup vs. McCain

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 12:30 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- The thematic backdrop of the Democratic nomination contest thus far is the triumph of hope over experience. It has carried Barack Obama, a freshman senator whose principal experience in...

Europe Must Get Serious in Afghanistan

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 12:30 AM CST

We are now at a point where a discussion at the highest government levels, Congress, the President, and of course, the public, should take place to determine the relevance of NATO in the lives of...

Whose Politics of Fear?

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 12:30 AM CST

Last week, in the words of Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats struck back against "fear" and "fear-mongering." They let the terrorist-surveillance program expire, thus making a stirring gesture of...

Cult of Obama Will Turn Off Independents

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 12:40 AM CST

Despite the hard contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, party leaders keep telling Democratic-leaning voters that they have two good candidates. They are right, but one of them may well be...

'Supporting the Troops'

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 12:40 AM CST

The Berkeley city council has made national news by telling Marine Corps recruiters that they are unwelcome in that bastion of the academic left. It is a shame that Berkeley is not on...

McCain's Case Against Obama

Posted: 19 Feb 2008 12:40 AM CST

Among Republicans, conservatives, and some media commentators, we're seeing a backlash develop against Senator Obama. The form it takes is mocking the "cult of personality" we are seeing arise around...