This September, over 3,500 Stanford University faculty members signed a petition protesting Donald Rumsfeld's appointment at the university's Hoover Institute as Distinguished Visiting Fellow on a task force on terrorism and ideology.

Should we be surprised that Rumsfeld was hired by one of our nation's most prestigious universities...

No more gifts, meals, or trips from lobbyists -- so stipulate the ethics and lobbying rules Congress recently passed. They represent a significant step in protecting the interests of the governed, but do not challenge that long-standing but mistaken assumption that expensive dinners, rides on corporate jets and cut-rate mansions...

Pop quiz:

Who founded the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq?

A. A prominent Iraqi political exile.

B. Bruce Jackson, former Lockheed Martin vice president

C. Neoconservatives William Kristol and Paul Wolfowitz.

Answer: B.

What does this mean? To understand our nation's foreign policy, including military interventions,...