I would write my editorials using a manual typewriter in pitch-black darkness... I would produce the whole thing without having seen the text.

This week, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized control of the Yemeni government, heretofore pro-American. In September, they overran Sanaa, the capital. On Tuesday, they seized the presidential palace. On Thursday, they forced the president to resign.

When a party is in opposition, it opposes. That's its job. But when it comes to power, it must govern. Easy rhetoric is over, the press of reality becomes irresistible. By necessity, it adopts some of the policies it had once denounced. And a new national consensus is born.

Increasing public safety almost always means restricting liberties.

Tuesday's victory was big. But it did nothing more than level the playing field and give you a shot. Take it.

Washington is the only place in the world where a gaffe is when a politician accidently speaks the truth.

I distrust all multiculturalism, liberal or conservative. The Balkans amply demonstrate the perils of Balkanization.