The prospects for the economy look much grimmer now than they did a week or two ago. Yet economic policy, rather than responding to the threat, seems to have gone on vacation. ...read more

While some conciliatory signals followed after Barack Obama was elected president, it seems clear that the Kremlin intends to keep the "new cold war" going. ...read more

Afghanistan's swift unraveling has created new and in some quarters unrealistic enthusiasm for talks with the Taliban. ...read more

A look at the first four Cabinet picks by President-elect Barack Obama shows they have more combined Washington experience than the combined experience of ...On the White House Clinton Decision Holding Up Other Obama Choices New York TimesAntiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet Los Angeles TimesGreens to Obama: appoint a Cabinet ...read more

The next administration will be a valedictocracy rule by those who graduated first in their high school classes. If an enemy attacks the United States during a Harvard-Yale game, we're in trouble. ...read more

By Cecilia Kang Verizon Wireless said tonight that a number of its employees have "accessed and viewed" President-elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone ...UPDATE 3-Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell ReutersObama's cell phone records breached CNN InternationalVerizon apologizes for abuse of Obama cell pho ...read more