The idea that the rest of the world was somehow being held hostage by the Arab-Israeli conflict once had a minimal basis in reality. In the first 20 years of Israel's existence, every Arab country was in an active state of war with the Jewish state.

In 2013, there were 6,261 black homicide victims in the US — almost all killed by black civilians.

Hurtling the Pentagon into an unprecedented budgetary meltdown is horrifically irresponsible. Obama doesn't care. This is war - not against the Taliban, but war against the GOP. He has Republicans on the ropes, and that's a victory he savors and desires - unlike Afghanistan, where he seems only to want to turn tail.

The sad truth is that you can have peace processes all you like, but if one side is committed to war, then it's war.

As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most charitable giving: Religious institutions get about one-third of all contributions, according to 'The American' magazine.

Conservatives must avoid the siren song of schism, or all is lost.

She needs to seem tough, and whatever Hillary's weaknesses, tough is a pretty good word to describe her.