Christopher Hitchens is dead and it’s a loss. As a believer in both God and religion, it may come as a surprise to some that I mourn the loss of a man who not only wrote a book called “God Is Not Great,” but sub-titled it, “How Religion Poisons Everything.” …

In his passionate defenses of the planned mosque near Ground Zero, New York City Mayor Bloomberg depicts the issue as a simple case of freedom of religion. “People have a right to pray, and I think, you know, we have a quarter of a million Muslims that live In this …

We nearly lost our independence in 1877. For 35 years the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. displayed the official signed copy of the Declaration of Independence for all to see — beginning with those bold words: “’The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States” and ending with John Hancock’s equally …

If U.S. officials and the media can be believed, America faces an epidemic of “homegrown” terrorism. Yet from U.S. Army shooter Nidal Hasan to would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad to so-called Christmas tree bomber Mohamed Mohamud, all of these mass murderers or potential mass murderers believed they were working …

Recently, FoxNews.com reported that John Mark Karr, a cleared suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case and reputed pedophile, was the subject of a new national law enforcement investigation because he’s trying to “create a cult of JonBenet Ramsey lookalikes.” Tragically, Karr’s sick obsession with JonBenet Ramsey is part of …

Thanks for nothing, Mr. President. Now we know how Arizona feels. First Obama stood with the president of Mexico as he bashed Americans as bigots for exercising their right of democracy on illegal immigration. Now he stands with the developers of a mega-mosque near Ground Zero that, outside of Mayor …

Imagine the furor if a televangelist went on a major TV network and told viewers Christianity would conquer the world and that the flag of Christianity would fly over the White House.Network reporters, Hollywood celebrities and the pundit class likely would seize the moment as an example of the evils …

Last night’s loss of the House by the Democrats was a stunning defeat and should send a loud wake-up call to every Democrat. This was not just the largest but, undoubtably, the fastest loss of control by any party in the House in the last 50 years. And, it’s the …

Saturday is the Iranian holiday of Nowruz, marking both the first day of spring and the first day of the Iranian calendar. This year, the holiday is also a milestone for Americans. We’ve been waiting a full year for President Obama’s diplomatic overtures to persuade the Iranians to scrap their …

As if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid didn’t have enough on his plate—trying to find sufficient cash to buy the 60 votes necessary for his health-care reform package—he’s now found himself at the center of a race controversy. In their new book, “Game Change,” journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann …