Columns

Obama was right to take on a wide range of tough problems, and no one should be shocked at the obstacles in his path.

The U.S. intervention has never been and won’t become a force for humanitarianism.

With A Problem from Hell, Samantha Power changed the way we talk about liberalism and human rights.

While published decades ago, the works of writers like Stanley Crouch and Lisa Jones are still ferociously in the present.

Most citizens want to be heard, but we can’t let an angry minority speak for them.

Democrats in Congress should focus on enacting job
measures and health reforms that show voters immediate progress.

If each liberal “special interest” group is actually just in it alone, what’s the point of a common ideology?

Instead of being a big winner politically for Obama, industry-dictated health reform will be a political wash, at best.

The epidemic of violence against women is a public scourge, but respecting survivors’ wishes must be paramount.

Affordable health care is important, but right now making a living is more urgent.