Playing politics with national security is a bad idea. So Congress established the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The purpose of…
Playing politics with national security is reprehensible. But it's nothing new. In 1794, Congress passed a law authorizing construction of…
“Americans will likely die on American soil, possibly in large numbers.” So concluded the Hart-Rudman Commission in a report issued…
About 150 people gathered at the Barnstable, Mass., fire station for this year's Sept. 11 remembrance. The local scout…
“Detente,” Ronald Reagan once quipped, “isn't that what a farmer has with his turkey — until Thanksgiving Day?' When Reagan…
“Trust but Verify.” President Reagan applied that mantra to more than just arms control. In July 1979, it animated his…
Social scientists James Wilson and George Kelling introduced the “broken windows theory” nearly three decades ago. Its premise was simple:…
When the public clamors for action to curb illegal immigration, politicians push the “easy button.” They mobilize the National Guard…
Last week we were attacked by the sun. For real. Huge solar eruptions sent a blast of radiation toward Earth….
“More than trade follows the flag.” — Historian John Keegan Viking marauders ravaged Europe for more than 200 years, but…
