The decision in U.S. v. Arizona points to some important constitutional tensions that need to be recalled in a nation characterized by fractious Red states eager to embrace a power struggle with the government.

As Barack Obama's opus, "Team of Rivals," continues its rolling debut, the early reviews are in and the "critics" are full of praise for the cast.

As President-Elect Obama continues to assemble his "team of rivals" by filling Cabinet positions with former political opponents, he has drawn the ire of one self-styled rival who feels he has been unfairly overlooked.

Continuing in his quest to assemble a so-called "team of rivals," Obama today announced that he would name Jolie and Aniston to key Cabinet positions.

People should have seen this all along but, in their fervor, somehow they missed it. There is nothing radical or new about the substance of Obama's politics.

Barack Obama has never been shy about comparing himself to Abraham Lincoln. He did so when he announced his candidacy at the Illinois state capitol, w...