Politics & Policy

For the second time since the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan in 2002, the United States has taken its eye off the ball, and instead proc ...

Anyone who has read the U.S. Constitution knows that it gives to Congress alone the powers “To declare War” and “To mak ...

With the U.S. military action in Libya, the U.S. is now engaged in active combat operations on at least three fronts in the Muslim world, ...

It’s that time of year again. As always, I’ve been procrastinating about doing my tax returns. I hate having to keep track o ...

First in a monthly series of essays on key phrases from Philadelphia’s history, being writt ...

I taught at Temple University’s campus in Tokyo, Japan, in the spring of 2005. Like all of my colleagues who have done the same, I ...

Despite the controversy over illegal immigration in Arizona triggered by U.S. failure to enforce our southern border, the federal governm ...

Update, Monday, March 14:  Reports coming out over the weekend and today indicate that conservative activist James ...

I heard this story on NPR, which all by itself is a reason to keep funding NPR. NPR got the story from the New York Times. EveryoneR ...

I’ve been considering whether to attend my college reunion later this year, which got me thinking about what I might still have in ...

What exactly was objectionable about the Congressional hearing on Thursday on terrorist sympathies within the Muslim American community? ...

Let’s talk about Northern Liberties, belly dancers and Chase Utley’s knee. And the topic that ties them together, at least in ...

As the results of the 2010 census are gradually rolled out, we are getting a clearer picture of how the U.S. population has changed over ...

The great debate these days seems to be whether and how to aid the rebellious people of Libya in their efforts to overthrow their dictato ...

I just got back from a long weekend in Las Vegas, which accounts for a gap in my blog. Despite being hard hit by the recession, the Las ...