Some years ago, I was fascinated by a story that branched between the United States and Russia, the story of 10 spies leading relatively inconspicuous lives in New York and

House Republicans adjourned for a holiday recess last Thursday, bringing to a close one of the least productive sessions of Congress in history. After an election in 2012 in which

A cascade of late-breaking stories of considerable significance broke this week, further illuminating the sordid landscape against which the bulk of humanity is pitted. In addition to the Senate passage

It is about time. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) finally told Tea Party extremists to jump in a lake. He was incensed by reflexive criticism from outside pressure groups that