The United States, the acknowledged world leader in the post-World War II era, is in retreat and decline. Among America’s closest...

In 1965 when Arkansas Sen. J. William Fulbright publicly expressed the private concerns he had long harbored about growing U.S. military...

In 1965 when Arkansas Sen. J. William Fulbright publicly expressed the private concerns he had long harbored about growing U.S. military...

The shambolic, incoherent, incompetent, lie-infested and often just plain crazy foreign policy of Donald Trump was on full display in...

The shambolic, incoherent, incompetent, lie-infested and often just plain crazy foreign policy of Donald Trump was on full display in...

This piece originally appeared in the Lewiston, Idaho Tribune ———– Sometimes, what appears to be a minor change in political direction...

This piece originally appeared in the Lewiston, Idaho Tribune ———– Sometimes, what appears to be a minor change in political direction...

When he speaks about big issues Idaho Senator Jim Risch, the new chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, likes to invoke his...

When he speaks about big issues Idaho Senator Jim Risch, the new chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, likes to invoke his...

Idaho Sen. Jim Risch became chairman of the prestigious Foreign Relations Committee last week and as nearly his first act he bashed the...

Idaho Sen. Jim Risch became chairman of the prestigious Foreign Relations Committee last week and as nearly his first act he bashed the...

Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I...

Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I...

My weekly column in the Lewiston, Idaho Tribune ———- On June 9, 1979 Molly Ivins, the brilliant and still widely mourned reporter – she...

My weekly column in the Lewiston, Idaho Tribune ———- On June 9, 1979 Molly Ivins, the brilliant and still widely mourned reporter – she...

“And we’ve got our soldiers sitting there [in South Korea] watching missiles go up. And you say to yourself, ‘Oh, that’s interesting.’...

“And we’ve got our soldiers sitting there [in South Korea] watching missiles go up. And you say to yourself, ‘Oh, that’s interesting.’...

Obama’s response to the attacks also raises a more political question: Why hasn’t a man known for his rhetorical gifts done more to...

Obama’s response to the attacks also raises a more political question: Why hasn’t a man known for his rhetorical gifts done more to...

– – – – – It says something about the state of American politics that the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers makes more sense on the...