The Republican primary candidates had good reason to hold their debate on national security issues this past Saturday night during a major college football game. If the American people at large were to scrutinize their positions, they would see a GOP field woefully unprepared to lead. Exhibit A is their...

Perhaps emboldened by his prescience in predicting Iraq as a "cakewalk" or rejecting calls for more troops post-invasion, Ken Adelman -- an original member of the war's "brain trust" -- recently set his sights on a new target: American "smart power."

Objecting to the emerging...

As Patton's tanks battled their way through Europe at the height of World War II, a humble sign stood guard in the U.S.-British supply headquarters in London. Its words filled the room with the ancient fable:

For want of a nail the shoe was lost

For want...

Though rightly determined to pass the New START treaty in the current Congress, President Obama should welcome the GOP's obstructionism. While the President has signaled he will fight for the accord, his offensive cannot stop at advocating the treaty's merits. Instead, Democrats must highlight the Republicans' opposition for the reckless...