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The next president will face a series of tough foreign policy decisions. How should America manage challenges from fast-rising China and respond to changes in the heart of Europe? What to do about ISIS? Should America become more involved in Iraq? Or Syria? Or Ukraine? What about Iran? Should Washington …

In the past few days we’ve witnessed something we never thought possible: The biggest players in health insurance are contemplating mergers that are nothing short of gargantuan. If they come to pass, they will create shifts in market dynamics the likes of which America’s health care system has never seen, …

Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s fall from grace in the aftermath of a Rolling Stone exposé revealing his utter contempt of the White House and other senior government officials is sad, yet not surprising. Though everyone is entitled to their own opinion, military officers should know that theirs are best kept private… …

President Obama and the Democratic leadership are making a critical error in embracing the Occupy Wall Street movement—and it may cost them the 2012 election. Last week, senior White House adviser David Plouffe said that “the protests you’re seeing are the same conversations people are having in living rooms and …

The United States of America is a great country. You can debate absolutely anything, whether or not it has merit, and whether or not it’s any of your business. But guns? There’s nothing to debate. Throw out all the numbers and expert opinions. I’ve got your expert right here, and …

There are reports coming out of the administration that members of the alleged Christmas Day bomber Umar Abdulmutallab’s family have come to the United States and, with their urging, he is cooperating with interrogators. Maybe, but this is still no way to run a railroad. In this case we have …

The past 24 hours have taught me more about the media than all my years working for Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan, or contributing to Fox News. A conversation that began in jest and that led to a passing comment at the end of my interview with General David Petraeus …

Donald Trump justifies his immigration hardline by defining Mexican immigrants as criminals. The strategy is odious, offensive, and outrageous. But it is not original. Been there, done that. This gimmick has been used frequently during the last several years by President Obama. The idea is to “Willie Hortonize” Mexican immigrants …

Two more Americans have been slaughtered by an illegal alien who had previously been deported. Prudencio Ramirez stands accused of killing his 18 year old girlfriend and her three year old son in Washington State, the Tri-City Herald reports. Prosecutors say the victims were shot and then stuffed inside a …

Editor’s note: The following column first appeared in The Washington Times. Watch out — as the new year approaches the powers-that-be always unleash a new hoard of laws, rules and regulations. Already, we’re seeing another Orwellian idea re-emerge from its musty cave: The notion that drivers should pay an additional …