Charles Krauthammer

Fighting has broken out in the Middle East, we read. This use of passive phrasing, almost universal in media reports of the violence in Israel, is a way of deliberately...

When the subject of liberal bias in the media is brought up, particularly during an election campaign, journalists tend to roll their eyes and groan "there you go again" at...

When Wen Ho Lee was released from prison after having 58 of 59 felony charges against him dropped, President Clinton pronounced himself "troubled" and "bothered" at his treatment. The cynicism...

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is down to his last chip. All his other bargaining chips were given away last month at Camp David in a fit of shocking pre-emptive...

Conservatives can only look with bewildered amusement at the contortions liberals are going through over Joe Lieberman's public religiosity. For conservatives, public religiosity is no problem. It is a tenet...

Bantam Books will soon reissue its updated--illustrated--edition of Stephen Hawking's wildly popular "A Brief History of Time." Beware. As part-time scientific food-taster for my readers, I can report that, having...

Hermann Lisco, a gifted scientist and legendary teacher, died last week. He was a quiet man from an unquiet place. German-born, he received his medical degree from the University of...

By Day 2 of the Democratic Convention, there was hardly a mention of Bill Clinton. They may love him. He may wow them. But for this election at least, Democrats...

For months, George W. Bush and Al Gore have been traversing the country touting their boundless capacity for leadership. For months, it sounded hollow, almost comical. After all, neither man's...

Some causes are hopeless, and yet still worth pursuing to the bitter end. And the bitter end comes soon for those who have for years opposed the ill-conceived World War...