LONDON — As travelers go I seem to have the worst luck of any since the late Christopher Columbus. He…

WASHINGTON — My opposition to the death penalty is weakening. I have opposed the death penalty after being persuaded that…

WASHINGTON — A rainbow of happiness has just arched across this great capital. It is about time. For several weeks…

WASHINGTON — The American media, whether consciously or unconsciously, believe in the “winning side.” Always their journalists find themselves on…

WASHINGTON — Judge Richard A. Posner was in town for a public appearance the other night, and as he is…

WASHINGTON — Our war against terror is in trouble now. Lawyers from some of our most prestigious law firms are…

WASHINGTON — Drat. The battle royal I predicted last week is off in the U. S. Senate. The battle was…

WASHINGTON — Things are getting very grim here in Washington. The Democrats are fighting a desperate rear-guard action against the…

WASHINGTON — Students of American politics are about to witness a real battle royal in the Senate. The use of…

WASHINGTON — As Saddam Hussein sulks in his prison cell, members of his Coalition of the Evil on the outside…