It is beautiful, shiny, and impressive, and not entirely valueless - but nothing like as glorious as it appears.

There's just no pleasing some people!

By pulling its funds from Europe, Iran is sending a message to the world: Nyah, nyah!

The days of Westerners traveling with safety, even in benighted lands, are over.

Our bureaucrats are not morons; quite the contrary.

China's masters are starting to act like they care about ordinary Chinese. Quite a new leaf for Communists.

There are many places around the world where we should "Do Something!"

It is a wonderful thing when truly stupid ideas return to bite the people that promoted them.

It's interesting that Bill Clinton is not called the first African-American president.

There is one way in which we can help the Cuban people, and that is by immediately and unilaterally ending the embargo that has been in place for all these years.