In Defense of Our Do-Nothing Congress

by Kyle Scott

John C. Calhoun in 1849. Daguerreotype by Mathew Brady.

Why the State Department is Breathing a Sigh of Relief over the Algerian Hostages

by Lawrence A. Peskin

Image via Shutterstock.The State Department is probably very pleased with the outcome of last week's hostage crisis in Algeria, although given the loss of innocent lives it would be impolitic for them to say so.