The Politicizer

In a conversation with Israeli ambassador Michael Oren right before Christmas, I asked when we could expect something, anything, to happen that would move the Middle East peace process along in the coming year. ...

The theory of Democratic Peace states that democracies are not only the superior form of government, but also the least likely to wage war, particularly against each other. When a democratic state does ...

In a few weeks from now, two of college football’s most storied teams will go head-to-head to determine, once and for all, which team is the best in college football. Well, we all know that statement is false. ...

In Europe, surviving winter would be impossible without Russian natural gas. Eastern Europeans know first hand the misery of living without Russian natural gas: when Gazprom, Russia’s state controlled ...

The Obama Administration has finally succeeded in pushing health care through Congress, and now Mr. Obama has said that he is refocusing his attention on job creation. At a time like this, with unemployment over 10%, it would be foolish of him to focus on anything else.

On September 19, 2001, then-state Senator Barack Obama published his interpretations of 9/11, explaining that “The essence of [9/11] derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. ...

The Obama Administration has finally succeeded in pushing health care through Congress, and now Mr. Obama has said that he is refocusing his attention on job creation. At a time like this, with unemployment over 10%, it would be foolish of him to focus on anything else.

Pro- and Anti-choice activists have had much barking to do recently, as new health care policy reform further limits the legality of abortion and federal funding. Until now, the question of government-subsidized abortion procedures was settled with the passing of the Hyde Amendment in 1976. ...

The most striking tragedy of America’s health care crisis is the number of citizens the current system affects directly: 30 million uninsured Americans. Even if you don’t face serious health problems due ...

On Tuesday, Democratic Congressman Parker Griffith of Alabama officially became a Republican. As the media trumpets Griffith’s defection as the latest harbinger of a newly vulnerable Democratic Party, it’s important to realize that Griffith’s switch was hardly a surprise. ...

On December 7, New York Council Speaker, Christine Quinn, announced a new City Council effort, FoodWorks New York. It will be the City’s first comprehensive plan that uses our food system to create jobs, improve public health and protect the environment. ...