opinion

WASHINGTON — In the eighth year of a presidency, who is qualified to begin delivering a historical judgment? President Obama and those who serve at hi...

WASHINGTON — Fair play can sometimes be a raunchy racket. In the midst of Hillary Clinton's promising presidential bid, a blast from the past blew thr...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has us all spun up in a bogus debate over the meaning of what constitutes a "natural born" citizen and whether Canadian-born...

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court contemplates changing its mind, it must weigh the institutional interest in the law's continuity against evidence ...

WASHINGTON — Every Republican of the type concerned with winning in November has been asking the question (at least internally), "What if the worst ha...

WASHINGTON — The issue of whether Ted Cruz is constitutionally eligible to be president could not be more bogus. He is. Case closed. I say this as som...

WASHINGTON — It is axiomatic that congressional Republicans will oppose anything smacking of "gun control," which may as well be read as "Your mama." ...

For all the squawking that erupted in the wake of President Barack Obama’s executive action to expand background checks for gun buyers, including at g...

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about George Petrisek. Long-time readers surely remember George — the self-titled Curmudgeon. One of my favorite thing...

"Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent." — Louis Brandeis WASHINGTON — The im...

SAN DIEGO — In a revealing exchange with Jerry Seinfeld in the comic's Web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," President Obama — who Seinfeld ...

WASHINGTON — The value of free advice is measured by what you pay for it, and Republicans don't usually ask me for mine. Nonetheless, the GOP's presid...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — By executing a senior Shiite cleric, Saudi Arabia effectively lit a match to set off regional sectarian tensions an...

We’ll be hearing a lot about the middle class in the coming months. That’s one sure bet for 2016, as both parties compete for votes. What’s less sure ...

WASHINGTON — Soon, voters will have the opportunity and impertinence to insert themselves into the 2016 presidential conversation that thus far has be...

At year’s end, I want to offer a word to my conservative and libertarian readers whose patience I try regularly. Perhaps you read me to have someone t...

As 2015 draws to a close, I wanted to report on what I and my nearly 12,000 colleagues at PennDOT have done for you this year. On the road and bridge ...

WASHINGTON — Ethan Couch, meet Donald Trump, fellow Affluenza sufferer. Couch is the Texas teenager whose drunken driving killed four people in 2013 w...

WASHINGTON — E.B. White reportedly said "the most beautiful sound in America" is "the tinkle of ice at twilight." In 2015's twilight, fortify yourself...

When it comes to energy, 2015 has been a good year for Pennsylvania — and the future outlook is just as promising. Marcellus Shale has led Pennsylvani...