May 23, 2013There’s a new “Happy Warrior” on the political scene — and an unlikely one, since critics have long called him a bully with anger-control issues. But consider Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.): He has repeatedly clashed with conservatives in his party

May 23, 2013Britain ‘resolute’ after Islamist attack on soldier (via AFP) Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Thursday that Britain would be resolute against violent extremism following the gruesome murder of a soldier by two suspected Islamists on a London street. After

May 23, 2013When the eight years are over, Barack Obama may go down in history mostly for his grace as America’s designated mourner. This weekend it’s Oklahoma in the endless tour of body-count catastrophes natural and man-made. As the President pursues ministerial

May 23, 2013There’s a lot about network security that’s in the hands of unseen engineers. But the part that may be the most vulnerable is in our hands, the everyday (phone, tablet, computer) user. Twitter just made it a little easier for

May 22, 2013IRS unit head refuses to testify about targeting (via AFP) The head of the IRS office that oversees non-profit groups refused to testify at a congressional panel probing abuse at the US tax agency, but defiantly declared she had done

May 22, 2013How Far Should Government Go in Investigation of Leaks? (via PBS News Hour) GWEN IFILL: Now to another story that has captured the attention of the news media and of Congress. After new revelations about extensive investigations involving the Associated

May 22, 2013The Obama administration formally acknowledged today that the U.S. has killed four Americans in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan In addition to Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in