After last week’s GOP State of the Union response, it has become undeniable that someone (everyone?) in the Republican machine has no idea what they’re doing, and that is the generous assessment. The other option is that Republican leadership is deliberately sabotaging the midterm elections. For those of us who …

“Convert. Submit to Islam. Or face the sword.” In recent days, the besieged Christian community in Raqqa – a city in northern Syria – has faced those three stark alternatives. The terrorist group known as ISIS – the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – made their demands after …

A year ago, if you had asked a majority of Americans what the pope’s name was, chances are many wouldn’t have been able to tell you. Now the whole world, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, know exactly who Pope Francis is. Even the younger generation is cheering for our pope. I …

Canadian researchers have concluded that there is no such thing as “healthy obesity,” according to a new report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. It’s been a debate that has taken center stage for years, and finally there’s proof that being overweight is dangerous regardless if you have low …

The U.S. has been fighting wars for most — if not all — of my children’s lives, yet it doesn’t affect us much at all, so explaining the significance of Veterans Day to my boys (ages 8, 10, and 13) is a challenge. It’s easy to forget there are soldiers …

After years of hopeful check writing and election night hand-wringing, I recently decided to take my involvement in Republican campaigns to the next level. Previously, I’d engaged in politics as a gambler does spectator sports. I’d choose which candidates I wanted to support, contribute to their campaigns or PACs, and …

We can make the world better through the power of one — the power of you. I recently lost a good friend who died in a tragic car accident. She was a dedicated mother and broadcast journalist who worked tirelessly to make a difference in the world. She sought to …

President Obama’s standing on the world stage took another nosedive Wednesday at the UN General Assembly. According to White House officials, the president of the world’s leading democracy was prepared to shake hands with the president of the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism – and the terrorist turned the …

Over the weekend, thousands of people gathered on the National Mall to commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom. In his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called for America’s “bank of justice” to repay a metaphorical …

Does President Obama dare take the latest version of his revive-the-economy-and-boost-the-middle-class speech to the poster city for the bankruptcy of his ideas: Detroit? Don’t bet on it. You don’t hear the president talking about Detroit. Maybe the reason Detroit is bankrupt today is because for decades it was governed, in …