Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, it's clear who lost the war that followed. But it may be years before we know if anyone won.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California wants us to know that she is "not a sixth-grader."

By Jeffrey Morales

Let there be no cheers for Rob Portman.

There is a statue outside the Department of Labor of a powerful, rambunctious horse being reined in by an extremely muscular man. This used to be a metaphor for liberalism. The horse was capitalism. The man was government, which was needed sometimes to re

Feb. 20, 1988 was the day when Soviet authorities in Moscow saw the first real signs of what was soon to become the first truly democratic movement in the Soviet Empire.

By John Kass

Auspicious my debut at Time was not.

Israel, I fear, is on a suicidal path: It could cease to be the democratic home of the Jewish people.

Perhaps you remember when Dr. Doom conquered the world.

It's soooooo tempting to start this column with a joke about the first class-action lawsuit on behalf of zombies. But there's nothing really very funny about the fact that a Minnesota funeral home owner is having to sue his own state government

By William F. Shughart II

By Steven Greenhut

All things considered, I'd rather be in Rome. Isn't everyone?

Foolish, indiscriminate and badly timed cuts in the federal budget have begun. The primary reason is that Republicans have refused to budge any further on taxes. Still, Democrats must share some of the blame. By failing to propose more specific cuts to en

By John Kass

Dick Cheney certainly gives certainty a black eye.

Let's say you were a power hitter during baseball's steroids era. You may have objected to steroids on moral and health grounds. But many of your competitors were using them, so you faced enormous pressure to use them, too.

These are not easy times for America. Gun violence plagues the land. The sequester brings budgetary havoc. Public education is a mess.

It's a safe bet that most conservative Republicans would rush to support a political leader with the following record, especially in a traditionally Democratic state:

By Doyle McManus

WASHINGTON -- When Marissa Mayer became queen of the Yahoos last summer, she was hailed as a role model for women.

The typical pattern with newspaper investigations is alarming revelation, followed by official denial. So it's doubly alarming when the official reaction is suggesting the problem is even worse than reported.

By John Kass