opinion

I like Mike Huckabee. I covered his bid for the Republican nomination in 2008, and found him to be smart, charming and exceptionally decent. Back then, Huckabee and I spoke a fair amount about Israel and the strategic threats it faces. He left no doubt that he stood with the …

A bombshell Vatican report released Monday that gives a green light to the social activism of left-wing U.S. nuns is the latest example of how the more liberal papacy of Pope Francis could affect the outcome of the 2016 US elections. The report forms the conclusion of an investigation, known …

Friday the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 245,000 jobs in December. That’s down from 321,000 in November, and a slower economic growth will likely drag on jobs creation through much of 2015. After a tough winter and brief economic contraction, the economy grew at a 4.8 …

Kelvin Cochran is a decorated firefighter. He is also a devout Christian. He’s a deacon at a Baptist church and also teaches Sunday school. By all accounts – he is a decent and honorable man. And now – he is unemployed. Cochran, who served seven years as the chief of …

Between 1996 and 2013, 991 police officers have been killed in the line of duty. These public servants put their lives on the line to protect Americans. Their deaths should concern everyone, including public health researchers.But researchers’ dislike of guns may be clouding their judgment, and a new study, which …

Donald Trump’s continued rise in the polls is obviously good for him, but more importantly, bad for two other candidates in particular — Jeb Bush and Scott Walker. Walker’s standing in Iowa has almost evaporated. And Bush’s favorability has also taken a major hit. Before Trump was a serious candidate …

When Ronald Reagan announced in November 1994 he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, even some of his most ardent political opponents paused to wish him well. It was the same last Thursday when former President Jimmy Carter, who will soon be 91, held a news conference in Atlanta to …

No time is a good time for an epic humanitarian crisis. But Europe today seems woefully unprepared for the human wave from the Maghreb, the Horn of Africa and reaching all the way to Afghanistan. I was overseas for much of the last few weeks and had a chance to …

On early Saturday morning, July 26, a violent mob of people reportedly assaulted an innocent couple on the streets of Cincinnati, Ohio, who were trying to enjoy a jazz festival. The attacks were brutal, and left this poor, defenseless couple bloodied, even unconscious. What’s worse is that the attack seemed …

A new report released Friday from the Congressional Budget Officeis surprising, even stunning. The “CBO” is not thought to be a friend of Republican presidents and Congresses. Questions always arise from “supply-siders” about whether CBO rejects serious “dynamic scoring” of developments in the law and in major regulatory actions. Whatever …