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An image posted on a militant website in January shows fighters from the extremist group Islamic State marching in Raqqah, Syria.

Islamic State solution hard to identify

June 16, 2018 at 9:53 a.m.

Americans looking for a Snuggy Bear and a blankey to ease their anxieties about the Islamic State will have to become more comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty. From President Obama's...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces that women will be allowed into ground combat positions during a Pentagon news conference on Dec. 3, 2015.

Allowing women into combat is risky move

May 11, 2019 at 2:50 a.m.

As Islamic State amped up attacks around the world, the Pentagon responded by bravely announcing that American women will now be put in direct ground combat. Whereupon "military intelligence" secured...

Cry havoc, followed by milk and cookies

June 16, 2018 at 10:52 a.m.

It would be easy to call protesting college students crybabies and brats for pitching hissy fits over hurt feelings, but this likely would lead to such torrents of tearful tribulation...

Demonstrators at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., participate in a sit-in out of support for black college students across the country and against violence and institutionalized racism. Smith defended its decision to restrict media from the recent sit-in unless reporters declared solidarity with the protesters.

Let’s hope for another tantrum — over our coddling culture

May 11, 2019 at 2:48 a.m.

It would be easy to call protesting college students crybabies and brats for pitching hissy fits over hurt feelings, but this likely would lead to such torrents of tearful tribulation...

People gather at a makeshift memorial for a tribute to the victims of a series of deadly attacks in Paris, in front of the Carillon cafe on rue Bichat and rue Alibert in Paris on Nov. 20, 2015. Gunmen and suicide bombers went on a killing spree in Paris on Nov. 13, attacking the concert hall Bataclan as well as bars, restaurants and the Stade de France

What makes a suicide bomber?

August 21, 2019 at 6:02 p.m.

One week, Beirut and Paris; the next week, Mali. The nightmare is young. Where next? The pace and threat of terrorism seem to have picked up, each incident feeding on...

Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, addresses the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. On Monday, he said the U.S. shouldn't accept Syrian refugees — not even "orphans under age 5."

Fear and loathing in America

August 21, 2019 at 6:01 p.m.

We shouldn't be surprised that many Americans fear the fresh arrival of Syrian refugees in the wake of last week's Paris slaughter by jihadists, including at least one who appears...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen during an interview in the spin room following the Republican Presidential Debate hosted by Fox Business and The Wall Street Journal November 10, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wis.

Judgment day: Watching Trump throw an explosive fit

August 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

You can't drive far in these parts without seeing Ben Carson on a billboard, looking more like a man of the cloth than of the operating room. There's something vaguely...

Chris Christie speaks during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo.

We need to ask more, of presidents and pretenders

June 16, 2018 at 12:11 p.m.

Our leaders must help us navigate a brave new world where everything that happens happens everywhere As Republican presidential candidates debate the debates, roiling and railing against the unfairness of...

The Sanders-Trump magical mystery tour

June 16, 2018 at 1:44 p.m.

The Sanders-Trump magical mystery tour Barrels of ink and galaxies of pixels have been sacrificed to solving the mystery of the spectacular rise of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in...

The pressure grew Oct. 9, 2015, for Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to run for House speaker.

Paul Ryan, resist the urge to run for speaker

May 11, 2019 at 2:40 a.m.

The worst job in the world, it turns out, isn't the U.S. presidency but speaker of the House of Representatives. "It's where you go to die," as one veteran Hill...

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