First came a harsh new immigration law and calls of white racism; then we turned up the heat with an “n-word” flap and the ground zero mosque hysteria. Kirsten Powers on a season of grievance jihads.

The sentiments driving the opposition to Park51 are toxic and growing.

The Hollywood actor said he would consider the death penalty for those to blame for the Gulf oil spill crisis. He was speaking in a documentary due to be screened in the US tomorrow tonight.

The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama. David H. Koch and his brother Charles have funded campaigns against so many Obama Administration policies that their ideological network is known as the Kochtopus …

Obama's job approval ratings aren't that bad when compared with other recent presidents who took office amid a recession.

Conspiracy theorizing has flourished as a virtual art form in all nations and across all political persuasions. But the American radical right has to be considered a strong contender for the title of modern conspiracy champion. A vast body of academic literature exists exploring this history...

A California school district sued by a former sixth-grade student who was asked to remove an anti-abortion T-shirt has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle the suit.

John Sherffius Cartoon for 8/14/2010

While there are strong grounds for doubt, here are some reasons author Jeffrey Goldberg could be right. A nuclear-armed Iran would profoundly shift the strategic balance of the Middle East.

Running for US Senate in California, Republican Carly Fiorina has been touting her “executive” experience (thank you Sarah Palin) as CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Her campaign bio makes her sound like she whipped that place into shape, managed a mega-merger with Compaq and helmed the “reinvention” of the company. You remember Carly, ....