Like many Americans, I was outraged by President Obama’s appointment earlier this month of a political operative to be “Ebola…
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Protecting America from MERS and other biological threats
This week’s diagnosis of a third case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on U.S. soil has prompted statements of…
Read MoreViolence against Egypt’s Christians endangers US foreign policy, Egypt
Since the removal of President Morsi from office in July, Egypt’s vulnerable Christian minority has been caught in the middle…
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Taxation and Income Inequality: How Ferris Bueller’s pals grew up to run the government
“Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone… anyone? Anyone seen this before?” In the classic teen film, “Ferris Bueller’s Day…
Read MoreTime for Congress to act on the crisis in America’s schools
Editor’s note: The following column originally appeared on TheHill.com. Here’s Whoopi Goldberg on America’s schools today: “To me, bad teachers…
Read MoreUkraine’s Valeriy Konovalyuk: Trying to trip up Russia’s Vladimir Putin
It’s not a common method of resolving international disputes, but, considering that the traditional ones aren’t working, it’s worth a…
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Syria’s Christians – who will help them?
It all started during the early days of the Arab Spring — another “peaceful” protest defying another despotic regime. Today,…
Read MoreThe NFL, Ray Rice and ‘justice’ in the court of public opinion
What was the NFL’s biggest mistake this year? Not hiring former FBI Director Louis Freeh to handle the Ray Rice…
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Retreat or rise up? As Putin raises stakes in Ukraine, America has a choice to make
Unrest continues to grow in Ukraine, particularly in light of Sunday’s vote by two eastern regions that overwhelmingly passed a…
Read MoreWill 2014 be Obama’s ‘year of action’ or America’s year of frustration?
A year ago, President Obama was fresh from his re-election victory and filled his State of the Union message of…
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