John P. Wiles

In the waning days of the 1980 presidential campaign, Republican nominee Ronald Reagan used his allotted time in the closing moments of his only debate with President Jimmy Carter to ask a question. It was one of the…

There are lots of reasons for excluding gays and lesbians from the military. But current supporters of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy insist that really, it all comes down to cohesion. Keep gays out, and soldiers…

“We have met the enemy and he is us.” -Pogo Possum

On January 24, 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered his State of the Union address to a Congress that looked radically different than the body of…

Is there anything President Obama believes he cannot do?

I’m not referring to what his actual capabilities and accomplishments are, but rather, what he believes about himself. There seems to be no limit to h

WASHINGTON — In 2013, when President Mitch Daniels, former Indiana governor, is counting his blessings, at the top of his list will be the name of his vice president: Paul Ryan. The former congressman f

Republicans have been hitting the Obama administration for Attorney General Eric Holder’s too-quick decision to Mirandize accused Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab after a mere 50 minutes of what has been…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The realization that voters who live 15 minutes outside this city are completely disconnected from people who work and govern here has finally hit.

At least it is resonating with the brains wh

O.K., I watched this week’s episode of “The Bachelor.” Set in beautiful San Francisco, the fifth episode of The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love starred Jake Pavelka, the bachelor, and the five “ladies” that remained from…

After nearly a month of media frenzy over an ad that none of them have seen, the “pro-choice” community has resorted to lies, distortions, and insanity, in its arguments to prevent Focus on the Family, CBS, and Heisman…

Tim Eyman, Washington state’s so-called “initiative king,” calls Sen. Ken Jacobsen (D-Seattle) “the most honest elected official” on the issue of voter initiatives and referendums. So, what…