Mitt Romney has won the 2012 presidential nomination by promising Republicans that he would end a so-called 'culture of dependency' on welfare - welfare defined as 'free stuff' and food stamps for poor folks, not tax breaks for Big Oil or tax shelters for Bain executives.

If have to undergo preschool safety checks every morning, why does a random thug get to own an assault rifle?

The free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant.

I worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the 'circle the wagons' mentality revictimized the innocent, coddled the guilty, and made matters worse for everyone.

We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them.

We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.

The promise of Social Security was reflected in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inter-generational compact that rewards hard work and provides retirement security.