China Starting To Get Irritated With North Korea?

North Korea’s latest provocations may be testing the patience of their patrons in Beijing.

US Government Can Kill Citizens But Not Strip Their Citizenship

It’s easier for your government to kill you than strip you of your citizenship.

OTB Caption Contest

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption ContestTM

Polls Find Majority Support For Path To Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants

A positive political climate for immigration reform.

Hagel Will Be Confirmed, But The Hagel Battle Tells Us Much About The GOP

Chuck Hagel will be confirmed, but the campaign against him tells us much about the current state of Republican foreign policy

Should We Continue To Subsidize Rural Mail Delivery?

It may have made sense to subsidize rural mail delivery once, that may not longer be the case?

Presidential Killing Powers Need Checks and Balances

“Killing Americans,” my latest for The National Interest, has posted.

The Army’s Leadership Problem

Tim Kane continues his campaign against the US military’s antiquated personnel system.

City Paints Handicapped Spot Around Car, Tows It

A Tel Aviv woman found her car towed and a handicapped parking space painted around where she’d left it.

Plastic Bag Bans Have Unintended Consequences

Ramesh Ponnuru considers “The Disgusting Consequences of Plastic-Bag Bans.”

President Obama’s Troubling Justification For Targeted Killings

The Obama Administration has given us a peek at its legal arguments for targeted killings and they are troubling to say the least.

Guns and Self-Protection

Some musing on guns: who uses them, how, and why.

Traffic Costs Americans $121 Billion Annually

Americans waste $121 billion a year because of traffic congestion.

Credit Card Scams

In “Managing Mom’s Money,” J.D. Roth relates various credit card scams that are difficult to avoid and impossible to get out of once in.

The Army, Lord of the Rings, and DnD

I joined the Army so I could travel, fight, and go on adventures. Just like Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.

Alabama Hostage Safe After FBI Kills Kidnapper with Help of Military Drone

A 5-year-old Alabama boy is safe after authorities killed his kidnapper.

Should Super Bowl Monday Be A National Holiday?

Does America deserve a day off today because we all stayed up late overindulging?

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Don’t Tread On Me Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Samantha Power to Spend More Time with Family

Samantha Power is leaving the Obama administration to spend more time with her family. No, really.

Conservative Media Its Own Worst Enemy

Conservatives complaining about biased coverage from the liberal media should instead look in the mirror.

Fidel Votes

Fox News Calls NRA Claim ‘Ridiculous’

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace called a controversial NRA claim “ridiculous.”

Do We Need Affirmative Action for Boys?

Christina Hoff Summers argues that America needs to fix the way we educate boys.

OTB Caption Contest

Time for the Monday OTB Caption ContestTM

Does All-Volunteer Military Break the Social Compact?

Andrew Bacevich bemoans the social impact of the all-volunteer force.