WASHINGTON — The rout was complete, the retreat disorderly. President Obama got his tax hikes — naked of spending cuts — passed by the ostensibly Republican House of Representatives. After … more

WASHINGTON — My inner Pollyanna was basking in blissfulness, rolling in the hay of righteous rhetoric, backstroking through the sunny sibilance of aspiration. Drunk, apparently, on … more

What happened to that millisecond after the election when both the president and the speaker said they’d heard the message that Americans wanted the two parties to work together, wanted to make … more

WASHINGTON — On the eve of a new year, a libertarian strain pulses through America — a get-government-out-of-my-personal-life sensibility that cuts across ideologies and is driven by a younger … more

Forty years after he was convicted for his involvement in two murders committed by Charles Manson, a California parole board has found that Bruce Davis is suitable for parole. His crimes, if it … more

WASHINGTON — President Obama says we will change our approach to gun violence — some other day. Near the site of the massacre in Newtown, Conn., Obama said on Sunday night that he will take … more

In the four and a half hours of ceaseless spectacle that was Super Bowl XLVII — even the Roman numerals are excessive — there were only two minutes that made you stop and truly listen. They … more

Something about California sets conservative teeth on edge. In the Republican manual, liberal spending priorities married to an activist government cohabiting with a hedonistic culture can lead only … more

WASHINGTON — If the gun debate gets any more juvenile, the participants will need strollers. The National Rifle Association took the first shot in this latest pursuit of the puerile. Not only … more

WASHINGTON — President Obama hasn’t even begun his second term, yet already he has been ensnared by scandal. Republicans have uncovered a shocking level of wrongdoing in the Oval Office, and … more