Rarely has the political class whipped itself into a lather that has abated so quickly. After the Newtown, Conn., massacre, so many invested so much hope in President Barack Obama's pledge to "use whatever power this office holds" to pass new gun-control laws.The president has certainly done ...

The following editorial appeared in Friday's Washington Post:Last week, heavy crude oil began flowing out of ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline and into the town of Mayflower, Ark. The company says that at least several thousand and at most 10,000 barrels of oil flowed into yards, down a street and ...

<p class="p1">A new study released this week says that a majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana.</p><p class="p1">The poll results, released by the Pew Research Center, say that 52 percent of adult Americans back legalization while only 45 ...

Pope Francis has headed the worldwide Roman Catholic Church for just a few weeks now, but commentators have made much of his personal style. He eschews fancy clothes and big apartments for simple shoes and a small hotel room, signaling what some observers see as a new humility at the top of the ...

If you ever drive down Main Street in my hometown, three things will stand out:1) The McDonald's Play Place is shaped like a UFO;2) There are alien faces on the lamp posts;3) No one thinks either of those things are weird.Well, that's not entirely true. The friends who came to visit me and the ...

The following editorial appeared in Wednesday's Washington Post:For virtually every day in the past week, North Korea has managed to concoct a fresh provocative announcement aimed at Washington. On Friday, ruler Kim Jong Un was reported to have ordered preparations for missile strikes against ...