The Civil War was about a lot of things, but the core of it was slavery. That was the original sin.

One thing members of Congress need to realize is how much their reliance on staffers is hurting the institution and helping make it unaccountable.

The Civil War was about a lot of things, but the core of it was slavery. That was the original sin.

Given that Mr. Kerry is clearly exaggerating what happened to minority voters in the 2000 election in Florida, maybe we should wait for him to provide evidence of what he is alleging in 2004.

Remember, the Islamist view of democracy is: one man, one vote, one election, and that's it.

I believe careers should be judged independently unless there's a clear conflict of interest in a specific case.

I think the only way we retain credibility with the Arab world is to say, 'When push came to shove, despite the mistakes we made in the past, we are with you in democracy.'