As National Geographic ...

Starting today, 54 fourth- to eighth-graders from across the country and U.S. territories will battle it out in the National Geographic Bee. Matthew Wilson will be representing D.C. for the second time, hoping to improve on his 2010 performance. [ more › ] See the original post...

This Week Only: Buy Ron...

For conservative activists nostalgic for the morning-in-America days of the early 1980s, thsi might be the ultimate souvenir: A British auction house this week is selling a vial of President Ronald Reagan’s blood. [ more › ] Read the rest here:  This Week Only: Buy Ronald...

A Racial Revolution?...

Thomas Sowell, Investor’s Business Daily Now that census data show — for the first time in American history — the number of white babies born exceeded by the number of babies born to non-white minorities the question is: What does this mean for the future of American...

Congress Must OK Milita...

Sen. Jim Webb, The Daily Beast The most important constitutional challenge regarding the balance of power between the president and Congress in modern times comes down to a simple question: When should the president have the unilateral authority to decide to use military force, and what...

Return of Mitt Romney&#...

Steve Kornacki, Salon Go to home page With the release of a new two-minute (!) negative ad from the Obama campaign, it's now official: Mitt Romney's perfect record of being attacked over his Bain Capital days is still intact.OK, there's an asterisk: Technically, Bain...

We Don’t All Wish...

Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post If Greece’s economic woes are not a flashing red light for U.S. policy makers, perhaps they will take California’s example to heart. This weekend California Gov. Jerry Brown broke the news to his state: What was projected in January to...

Wake Up Democrats; You ...

James Carville, CNN A long time ago a great three-time governor of Louisiana, Earl Long, said about Jimmie Davis, the two-time not very good governor of Louisiana, "You couldn't wake up Jimmie Davis with an earthquake."As I go around the country and see various Democrats...

Obama Ditches JFK’...

Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country," President John F. Kennedy famously said in his inaugural address.In his bid for re-election, the hope-and-change president, Barack Obama, clearly has decided...

Afghanistan, For the Lo...

Eugene Robinson, Indianapolis Star WASHINGTON — Show of hands: Does anybody really understand the U.S. policy in Afghanistan? Can anyone figure out how we're supposed to stay the course and bring home the troops at the same time?I'm at a loss, even after President...

DC’s Problem: The...

Jamie Weinstein, The Daily Caller In a high-profile essay in the Washington Post, think tank scholars Thomas Mann and Norm Ornstein declared that the current morass in Washington can almost entirely be laid at the feet of the GOP.“The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in...