Any willingness to cooperate across party lines is praiseworthy. Unfortunately, brinkmanship remains the preferred legislative strategy.

Trolls are preying on weakness as much as—or more than—hunting for supposed transgressions against orthodoxy.

Francis' black eye provides a powerful metaphor for his ecclesial and personal style.

On Twitter, the president even called him an “American Patriot.”

Presuming we are unwilling to outlaw these spectacles, we must mend what we will not end.

The president prefers to continue to campaign and stir up mobs instead of attempting to govern and serve the country.