One of the great ironies of modern American conservatism is that the party that claims to champion “limited government” is really in a...

One of the great ironies of modern American conservatism is that the party that claims to champion “limited government” is really in a...

We learned with certainty this week what the more discriminating among us have known for a long, long time – the National Rifle...

We learned with certainty this week what the more discriminating among us have known for a long, long time – the National Rifle...

Nearly 100 years ago — April 15, 1922 to be exact — a Democratic senator from Wyoming introduced a resolution in Congress that touched...

Nearly 100 years ago — April 15, 1922 to be exact — a Democratic senator from Wyoming introduced a resolution in Congress that touched...

My father used to joke that every little town has its town character; an odd, interesting or off-the-wall person who everyone in town...

My father used to joke that every little town has its town character; an odd, interesting or off-the-wall person who everyone in town...

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is one of the few politicians these days that can genuinely surprise with his words and actions. He...

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is one of the few politicians these days that can genuinely surprise with his words and actions. He...

I have always thought that Bill Bradley, the one-time United States senator from New Jersey, could have been a great president....

I have always thought that Bill Bradley, the one-time United States senator from New Jersey, could have been a great president....

In his brilliant little book, On Tyranny, the historian Timothy Snyder offers citizens in a modern democracy 20 lessons from 20th century...

In his brilliant little book, On Tyranny, the historian Timothy Snyder offers citizens in a modern democracy 20 lessons from 20th century...

Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo is about to get his moment in the wacky spotlight of U.S. Senate confirmation politics. Barring some last-minute...

Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo is about to get his moment in the wacky spotlight of U.S. Senate confirmation politics. Barring some last-minute...

So, the Mueller report is released, but not really released. We have a four-page summary written by a guy who owes his job to the guy who...

So, the Mueller report is released, but not really released. We have a four-page summary written by a guy who owes his job to the guy who...

The journalist and social critic H.L. Mencken was made for the Trump era. Unfortunately Mencken, a guy given to using words such as...

The journalist and social critic H.L. Mencken was made for the Trump era. Unfortunately Mencken, a guy given to using words such as...