U.S., Russia reach agreement on seizure of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal  —  GENEVA — The United States and Russia agreed Saturday on an outline for the identification and seizure of Syrian chemical weapons and said Syria must turn over an accounting of its arsenal within a week.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

‘We Made It’: Humanity Has Arrived at Interstellar Space  —  Voyager 1 has entered a region of space beyond our solar bubble, and it has sent back a little sound for us to listen to.  —  Thirty-six years ago, from the ground in Florida, Voyager 1 launched into space.

George Will's Libertarian Evolution: Q&A on Obama, Syria, & the Power of Choice  —  “I've lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that's a lot of folly to witness up close,” says Washington Post columnist George Will.  “Whatever confidence and optimism I felt towards the central government …

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?

Wisconsin's Third Largest Teachers Union Decertified on August 31st  —  UPDATE:  —  [Kenosha, Wisc...] The Kenosha Education Association (KEA), the state's third largest teachers union, was officially decertified on August 31, 2013 according to the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission.

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.