The post-campaign vacation is done, the holidays are over and now it’s time for every Obama campaign staffer to find an answer to the most frequently heard question at the holiday dinner table: “What are you going to do in …

Americans have always answered the call to service: to defend against powers who would threaten our security and to fight for the cause of peace in times of conflict.

Our country is fighting two wars and continually faces …

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn’t hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can’t recall …

Those seeking insight into our next president’s character shouldn’t spend too much time listening to his inner circle, examining his background or poring over his policy ideas. Look instead at the one passion he has in his spare time: pickup …

If there is one lesson President-elect Barack Obama can learn from his predecessor, it is that “at least we tried” is not a graceful end note to failure. It just doesn’t cut it.

There is no rainbow’s end …

President George W. Bush has given new meaning to exporting democracy by taking U.S. transparency and checks and balances away from Washington and shipping them to Baghdad.

A current example is the recently concluded status of forces agreement, …

Historians will long fight over George W. Bush’s legacy. The first wave will condemn Bush and his blundering war into Iraq. Revisionists will disagree, pointing to Bush’s efforts to save Africa from itself.

Conservatives will alternately complain about …

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and first lady Laura Bush have told reporters that history will render a far more charitable verdict on George W. Bush’s presidency than his critics have offered in recent months. Rice did an interview in …

The following are Ideas pieces compiled by various authors commenting on the legacy of President George W. Bush’s administration.

History unlikely to be kind to Bush

As it rebuilds, GOP can’t forget lessons Bush taught

Sept. 11 shaped some of Bush legacy

A friend of mine recently attended a “where do Republicans go from here?” session with a selected group of high-powered politicos — congressmen, legislators, donors, party leaders and activists — in the Republican citadel of Orange County, Calif. It was …