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

There was bipartisan understanding that when the Iranians indicated a readiness to talk the U.S. would lead the negotiations to test...

There was bipartisan understanding that when the Iranians indicated a readiness to talk the U.S. would lead the negotiations to test...

By all accounts Barack Obama has his work cut out for him convincing Congressional Republicans – and some Democrats – that his proposed...

By all accounts Barack Obama has his work cut out for him convincing Congressional Republicans – and some Democrats – that his proposed...

“…the president may serve only two 4-year terms, whereas senators may serve an unlimited number of 6-year terms.  As applied today, for...

“…the president may serve only two 4-year terms, whereas senators may serve an unlimited number of 6-year terms.  As applied today, for...

Still it’s fascinating to see the broad and deep bipartisan out pouring of respect for a man that the Reagan Administration contended in...

The modern Republican Party is edging toward the same kind of foreign policy split – the John McCain interventionists vs. the Rand Paul...

From Harry Truman to George W. Bush American presidents have committed the United States military to wars based on every justification...

The FBI followed him, particularly after he criticized Roosevelt’s foreign policy prior to American entry into World War II. His...

Vandenberg’s approach to foreign policy evolved over time, which is another way of saying he changed his mind. He went from a staunch...

One of the great strategies in politics is to take your opponent’s greatest strength and turn that advantage  into a liability. It’s not...

First: Can Ron Paul, as I naively asked yesterday, win Idaho? Answer: Nope, not even close. If Paul couldn’t win in Alaska, North Dakota...

You can be forgiven if you’ve never heard the name George F. Kennan. If you’re under 50, didn’t fixate, as many of us did, on the daily...

The truly amazing thing about the “no fly zone” policy adopted over the last few days by the United States and the United Nations is not...

The protesters in the streets of Cairo could most likely care less about American domestic political debate. They have bigger issues....

Fresh from re-election a month earlier to an unprecedented third term, Roosevelt used one of his tremendously effective “fireside chats”...

Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight champion of the world and one of the greatest personalities of that era (that’s him in the white trunks),...

Only the most die hard American sports fan is likely to recognize the name Luis Angel Firpo. In Argentina he is a national icon thanks,...