No other country puts as much emphasis on "freedom" as the United States. Patrick Henry demanded "liberty or death." The national anthem calls America "the land of the free." Great reformers from Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King have urged America to live up to its ideal of "freedom." When a group of French Americanophiles wanted to flatter the United States, they sent the Statue of Liberty. ...more

May 18, 2008

In a bow to political reality, President Bush's final State of the Union speech on Monday night will skip bold proposals in favor of ones the country has heard before, a modest approach for a White House that prides itself on big ideas. ...more

January 26, 2008

The Bush administration strongly supports the use preconditions as a precursor to talks with states unfriendly to United States policy. Recent examples include discussions for potential talks with Iran and Syria. ...more

January 23, 2008

John Edwards bought himself a Senate seat with the proceeds of a $25 million lawsuit and has been running for president ever since. ...more

January 11, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that even if rival Barack Obama's claim that he has more support from her husband's administration was true, the statement was "silly" because voters look at qualifications, not a candidate's brain trust. ...more

December 23, 2007

I have no idea who is going to win the Democratic presidential nomination, but lately I've been wondering whether, if it is Barack Obama, he might want to consider keeping Dick Cheney on as his vice president. ...more

November 23, 2007

Hillary Rodham Clinton ridiculed Democratic rival Barack Obama on Tuesday for his contention that living abroad as a child helped give him a better understanding of the foreign policy challenges facing the United States. ...more

November 21, 2007

This will probably kill his career, but I rise to praise Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut. ...more

November 13, 2007

ORLANDO As expected, arguments about conservative credentials created the most fireworks in a debate among Republican presidential primary candidates Sunday night, but disagreements about education, health care and entitlement programs generated the most substance. ...more

October 22, 2007

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country, and he does not think the United States is preparing for war against Iran. ...more

September 25, 2007