Imagine the suspense of those who waited outside Independence Hall as the Constitutional Convention of 1787 took place in secrecy to determine what form of government our fledgling country would adopt. When the proceedings ended and the framers emerged there...

Brave, Brave Sir Robin It would seem that Islamic terrorists have discovered a new and highly effective weapon with which to wreak havoc on the Great Satan, a.k.a. The United States of America. No longer do they need to fly airplanes...

Either Chris Christie really doesn't want the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 2016, or he is suffering from the delusion that setting yourself on fire is a good way to get people's attention. His recent feud with Rand Paul has...

"Anger is the last refuge of the pathetic; a man's mettle is tested by how bitter a brew he can drink." Godot, from Ace Attorney...

With news services stuck in the seemingly endless loop of residual agonizing over the George Zimmerman trial, few other stories this week have been able to rise above the threshold of what is considered newsworthy enough to interrupt to the...

"May you live in interesting times" is said to be an ancient Chinese curse. I'm not sure who pronounced it on our generation of earth dwellers, but certainly, these are interesting times! Increasingly, we are being faced with issues that transcend...

He's the "idea man". You know the type. The guy who's always spouting off grand ideas on how to run things, or "fix" what's broken; full of "solutions", but never actually part of the implementation of those solutions. In their own minds,...

I watched a video today. I did not want to, but felt compelled so that I could write this with the passion it is due. It was the video of Syrian rebels beheading three old men, one of them a Catholic bishop. They...

It was almost sad to watch. President Obama returned to Berlin where as a candidate five years ago it seemed like he was running for President of the World, or Messiah. Where nearly a quarter of a million "hope and change" Berliners...

If we follow the advice of Napoleon Bonaparte, "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence"; and if we can accept the contention of the administration that the recent flurry of scandals reflect a failure to competently...