One of my great hopes for an Obama administration — and thus one of my personal disappointments — was that he would use his bully pulpit to emphasize the importance of a two-parent family, and … more

WASHINGTON — Much speculation has followed the private luncheon between President Obama and Mitt Romney, about which little is known. Photographers captured grainy images of Romney arriving in … more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s announcement last Friday that it will take up gay marriage is more than a chance for the justices to recognize the emerging national consensus in support of gay … more

There’s a reason that halftime of NFL broadcasts is usually reserved for game analysis and highlights, rather than social science. NBC announcer Bob Costas showed why with a little sermonette … more

WASHINGTON — This week’s 10th anniversary of the Iraq War passed quietly, and that’s not a bad thing.Most Americans have no wish to celebrate the war, fought under false pretenses … more

CAMDEN, S.C. — It isn’t often that one gets to hear both the strains of “Dixie” and an African drum concert in the same public square. Nor, usually, are statue unveilings the … more

WASHINGTON — More than perhaps anyone else in America, David Blankenhorn personifies the struggle so many have experienced over same-sex marriage. First he was agnostic, then he was against it, … more

WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee released a report Monday charting the party’s road to revival — only for RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to give its most important … more

There are few things sadder than the “climate denier.” He ignores the data and neglects the latest science. His rhetoric and policy proposals are dangerously disconnected from reality. He … more

WASHINGTON — Marco Rubio was a bundle of nervous energy as he waited his turn to speak about the bipartisan immigration plan he had helped to draft. The Republican senator from Florida clasped … more