The Cold War has provided the grist for rich histories, enlightening memoirs, and terrific novels. It has also provided source material for some great movies. Here in alphabetical order are my ten fa…

As 2017 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year. 

As 2017 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.

It now looks likely that the U.S. government will remain shut down until an agreement is reached on the debt ceiling, and that could take several more weeks.  Markets are starting to worry---global e…

This is what governing looks like. When outgoing speaker John Boehner promised to “clean the barn up a little bit” before leaving, there was understandable skepticism that a large number of must-pas…