We may not have time for exercise, but there’s always time to read about exercising. And while the motivation to exercise may not be tops, the motivation to shop for “aids” to … more

To hear House Speaker John Boehner tell it, President Obama is a veritable Stephen Colbert. “It’s clear that the president’s just not serious,” Boehner said at his weekly news conference … more

Democrats in Washington declare that they will absolutely, positively allow no changes whatever in the nation’s unsustainable entitlement programs — Social Security and Medicare. But out in … more

WASHINGTON — Where have all the liberals gone?President Obama, who as a Democratic senator accused the Bush administration of violating civil liberties in the name of security, now vigorously … more

NEW YORK — To the world-weary, Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah was just one more in a series. The process of public contrition is by now yawningly familiar: Comfortably seated in front … more

Open-access people, meet the copyright laws. Much has been written about Aaron Swartz, the computer genius who killed himself after being charged with a variety of cybercrimes. Some ardent friends … more

WASHINGTON — There are various reasons you might not care about the Obama administration’s spying on journalist James Rosen and labeling him an “aider and abettor and/or … more

WASHINGTON — In choice of both topic and foil, Rand Paul’s now legendary Senate filibuster was a stroke of political genius. The topic was, ostensibly, very narrow: Does the president … more

Rarely has the White House briefing room so resembled the main ballroom at a meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference.After news broke of a sweeping Justice Department subpoena of The … more

WASHINGTON — Senate hearings on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary will be a distinctive Washington entertainment, a donnybrook without drama. He should be confirmed: Presidents … more