U.S. and Russia Reach Deal to Secure Syria's Chemical Arms  —  GENEVA — The United States and Russia have reached an agreement that calls for Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons to be removed or destroyed by the middle of 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.

Exclusive: John McCain Will Attack Vladimir Putin in the Pages of Pravda  —  In a first-of-its kind arrangement, the editors of Russian newspaper Pravda have tentatively agreed to publish a column by Sen. John McCain that will attack the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

American Ineffectualism  —  For generations, eminent New York Times wordsmiths have swooned over foreign strongmen, from Walter Duranty's Pulitzer-winning paeans to the Stalinist utopia to Thomas L. Friedman's more recent effusions to the “enlightened” Chinese Politburo.

John Boehner Has A Little Problem With His FEC Disclosures  —  Way back in 2009 I had a look at John Boehner's FEC disclosures for his Freedom Project PAC and wondered then whether anyone would take notice of how popular he was with corporate PAC donors.  It's taken four long years …

Obamacare D-Day becomes a soft launch  —  For months all eyes have been on October 1 — the first day people can sign up for Obamacare.  —  But as that day approaches, many people working on the nuts and bolts of the health law are tamping down any expectations of a sign-up stampede.

Mann and Ornstein: “Brighter future for politics and policy requires a different Republican Party”  —  The Republicans have become a party beholden to zealots — with little respect for science, facts or compromise  —  From the perspective of November 7, the day after the election, change looked promising.

How to Make School Better for Boys  —  Start by acknowledging that boys are languishing while girls are succeeding.  —  I recently appeared on MSNBC's The Cycle to discuss the new edition of my book The War Against Boys.  The four hosts were having none of it.  A war on boys?

Administration rejects labor's request for ObamaCare subsidies  —  The Obama administration on Friday denied a request from labor unions to have their healthcare plans receive tax subsidies under ObamaCare.  —  A White House official said the Treasury Department has determined …

Liberals in Retreat  —  Three elections in the last week have challenged long-held liberal premises about how elections are fought and what the public wants.  It's worth examining those results in such widely separated places as Australia, Norway, and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.