There is much to be hammered out before a final health reform bill emerges from Congress. Disputes over the public plan, abortion, financing and when reforms will actually take effect continue to delay progress. But on one thing, apparently, there...

The Copenhagen summit on climate change is coming up and everyone agrees that forging a solid agreement at this summit will not be easy. And the political fate of the climate bill that passed the House and is now languishing...

Last night, the news broke that the “Gang of Ten” (the Senators who have been trying to break the deadlock between moderates and liberals) had come up with a two-part alternative to the public option. Under their proposal, Americans 55...

Sarah Palin's Going Rogue: An American Life is a smash. It sold more than a million copies in the first two weeks and heads into the Christmas peak with enough momentum to anoint it as probably the best selling nonfiction...

The Romans would read the entrails of sacrificed animals for encouragement about the prospects for success of an intended initiative. Diplomats in our more rationalist age predict results based on delphic hints from government leaders and on subtle...