Armies plan carefully and train to fight with precision and discipline. But once the shooting starts, and the fog of war rolls in, all bets are off.
That’s important to bear in mind as President George W. Bush ponders his…

One of the darkest eras in the history of the American system of jurisprudence finally has resulted in something that looks like justice.

A military tribunal last week acquitted Salim Hamdan, who was a driver for Osama Bin Laden, of conspiracy…

Congress did the right thing last week by overriding a presidential veto of some modest Medicare reforms. But as welcome as it was, the quick and decisive response highlights a long-standing inequity in federal spending.
The measure will prevent a…

In Spain, Pamplona has its annual running of the bulls. Sweetwater, Tex., has its Rattlesnake Roundup. And Washington has the annual farce of the physicians’ Medicare fee cuts.
Not familiar with that last one? It plays out when an increase in…

To a considerable degree, the federal Farm Bill of 2007 — which, five months into 2008 has yet to be passed by Congress — is a welfare program for millionaires. President George W. Bush calls it wasteful and promises to…