Such a scandal was bound to happen after the government started trying to rule the expression of political views.

The Labor nominee's record of skirting the law deserves to be rejected.

Election polling data show that few Americans of any race report any problems casting a ballot.

Is the great historian Edward Gibbon really more responsible for dividing the world by creed than the crusading Pope Urban II? Daniel K. Richter reviews David Cannadine's "The Undivided Past."

A new study puts the cost of regulation at $14,768 per household.

Tea party and other groups use social media to spread the news about IRS abuse world-wide.

The government is the worst vendor possible for managing health-insurance exchanges.

Obama prepares to flood an appellate court with judges it doesn't need.

Potential recruits need to know that serving in the military doesn't turn a woman into a victim.

The history behind an absurd court ruling that Gen. Rios Montt is guilty of genocide.

The median pay for public-college presidents is now $441,392, with four presidents being paid more than $1 million a year. Arthur Herman reviews "Is College Worth It?" by William J. Bennett and David Wilezol.

Why the Obama IRS scandal may be worse than "a cancer on the presidency."

Japan's gains from monetary policy will be fleeting without major economic reform.

Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government.

Houston's mayor—an openly gay Democrat friendly to business—talks about why her city is the country's fastest growing and most diverse.

The secrets of reform success include liberal chartering rules and freedom from teacher tenure.

The Greek philosopher knew nothing of social media. He did know a thing or two about relationships.

The new boats have made the race life-threatening—and have dumbed down the sailing.

IRS agents just wanted to be 'more efficient in their workload selection.'

The "bible" of psychiatric diagnosis shapes—and deforms—both treatment and policy. Carol Tavris on the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and related books.