Month: August 2013

It is telling that no one in the Republican leadership criticized the Department of Justice’s new guidance that relaxes their attitude about marijuana. Maybe they are distracted by more pressing matters, but they do not...

In assessing the administration’s case against the Assad regime, I am of two minds. The first is based on my own personal assessment of the motives and integrity of key administration figures, and the second is based on my...

Larry Sabato takes an objective look at the state of play in upcoming Virginia elections for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. Right now, a clean sweep for the Democrats is looking quite possible, with only...

Max Fisher’s nine questions about Syria you were afraid to ask is well worth reading if you don’t feel like you’ve got a firm grip on what’s been going on there. I had only minor quibbles, but overall I...

The administration made a judgment that there is no doubt that the Assad regime carried out the chemical attacks near Damascus on August 21st, and they announced that judgment to the world. Nonetheless, the British Parliament...