Rand Paul’s Risks
From drugs to drones to immigration, reforming the GOP demands creativity—and maybe contradictions.
Spycraft in Moscow
The wigs may seem silly, but Moscow’s exposure of CIA espionage is serious business.
Community or Leviathan?
E.J. Dionne overlooks the ways in which centralized government undermines communities.
Reagan, Hawk or Dove?
His foreign policy wasn’t what you think—and may not matter today.
Where Must Americans Die?
If we aren’t willing to send troops, we have no vital interest in a foreign conflict. Syria fails the test.
Bipartisan Predators
Opponents of big government will need to face down Republicans as well as Democrats.
The Left vs. the Liberal Media
Media Lens debunks the BBC’s humanitarian interventionists
Blue Republicans, Red Democrats
Special elections in Massachusetts and South Carolina test whether either party can win on the other’s turf.
VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses
Epidemiologist says VA hid and manipulated data regarding burn pits and Gulf War syndrome.
Whistleblowers and the Classification Tangle
With 92 million documents, 107 secrecy designations, and retroactive classifications, government secrecy perpetuates itself.
How the Iraq War Became a War on Christians
And why supporting Syria’s rebels may extinguish Christianity in its oldest environs.
The Ghost of Barbara Jordan
Texas’s first black congresswoman provided a voice missing from today’s immigration debate.
CIA Pays the Potentate
Afghanistan’s problems can’t be solved by bribing President Karzai
Learning the Right Lesson From the Sequester
What the air traffic controllers’ exemption says about taxes, hypothecation, and user fees
Obamacare: A Toxic Remedy
As employers cut benefits, red-state Dems run from a looming healthcare backlash
Drones for “Regime Protection”
The CIA’s insurance plan for Karzai and Maliki—and what it means for Syria
