State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley will be leaving the State Department following his comments calling the Defense Department's treatment of Wikileaks leaker Pfc. Read More

It seems that secretary of state Hillary Clinton isn't alone in saying that Arizona shooter Jared Loughner was inspired by heated rhetoric and radical ideology. Assistant secretary of state for public affairs P.J. Crowley strangely inserted a reference to the tragedy in a speech about the importance of the media in democracy, implying that Loughner's actions were linked to poor public discourse. Read More

Must-read piece in today's Wall Street Journal by noted First Amendment lawyer and advocate Floyd Abrahms, who points out that Daniel Ellsberg opted not to leak all of the Pentagon Papers. There were four volumes Ellsberg kept confidential for years because they focused on the diplomatic efforts of the U.S. to obtain a negotiated settlement of the War in Vietnam. Read More

Term limits working for better or worse (mostly worse) Are you pleasantly surprised with how much got done these last few weeks? Are you glad to see the intellectual and ideological independence displayed by the leadership over the last You may not be aware of it, Democrats, but congratulations: You are in favor of term limits. Read More