Why Mike Pence catches conservatives eyes

To those who say conservatives should set aside social issues and stress only economic ones, Pence replies: Economic problems are urgent, but social problems remain important in a way that blurs the distinction between social and economic issues. With the fluency of a former talk radio host, he says: "You would not be able to print enough money in a thousand years to pay for the government you would need if the traditional family continues to collapse."

by George Will

The case for engaged justices

Debates about judicial review concern the propriety and scope of judicial supervision of democracy and involve the countermajoritarian dilemma: How to square the principle of popular sovereignty with the practice of allowing appointed judges, accountable to no contemporary constituency, to overturn laws enacted by elected legislators?

by George Will

In entrepreneurship we trust

There is more than just a purely economic argument to be made for increasing levels of entrepreneurship. A country's ability to foster a climate of entrepreneurship and opportunity has the greatest effect on that country's overall wellbeing. Entrepreneurial societies are by-and-large happier societies in which citizens have high levels of freedom and opportunity to determine the course of their own lives.

by Alan McCormick

The big American leak

O.K. I admit it. I enjoy reading other people's mail as much as the next guy, so going through the WikiLeaks cables has made for some fascinating reading. What's between the lines in those cables, though, is another matter. It is a rather sobering message. America is leaking power.

by Thomas Friedman

Auburn, Oregon playing in BC-mess Corruption Bowl

Excuse me for my lack of holiday cheer. It's hard to be merry when the two best players in college football – Auburn's Cam Newton and Oregon's LaMichael James -- have turned the national title game into the Sewer Bowl

by Mike Bianchi

Making parks decent again

America is filled with parks that are filthy, dangerous and badly maintained. Bryant Park, in midtown Manhattan, was once such an unsavory place. But now it's nice. What changed? It's been essentially privatized.

by John Stossel

Can Republicans talk?

Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats can afford to have all the tax rates go up in January because they couldn't get together and pass a bill to prevent that from happening. But the nature of that bill matters, not just for politicians but — far more important — for the economy.

by Thomas Sowell