OPINION: The State Department, which is nominally responsible for creating, curating and advocating for the policies of the United States that involve other nations, has about 80,000 employees. Approximately 14,000 of those are foreign service officers, w... See more
OPINION: Members of Congress and their staffs, for the past six months or so, have been “working” on legislative reforms to some — but by no means all — of the laws that govern under what circumstances energy projects are allowed to proceed in the United ... See more
OPINION: Earlier this week we celebrated Decoration Day, or, as it is known nowadays, Memorial Day. It is, of course, fitting that the nation and its citizens set aside a day dedicated to the solemn remembrance of those who died in our wars. As an adjunct... See more
OPINION: Everything in this mortal world is subject to limits, even seemingly unstoppable forces such as President Trump. The extent of these limits in the political world is usually notional, but once in a while, events make the contours obvious. We had ... See more
OPINION: On Tuesday, Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican who lost his effort to be reelected to another term in the U.S. Senate as a result of President Trump’s energetic opposition to him, returned the favor. He became the 50th vote in the Senate... See more
