Can Scott Walker Have It Both Ways?  —  The biggest question hanging over Walker's presidential campaign is whether the political strategy that got him this far can work at the next level.  —  “I'm pro-life,” Scott Walker said, looking directly into the camera.

Listening to Donald Trump swear and talk politics on his private plane  —  SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST — It was Saturday night aboard Donald Trump's gleaming Boeing 757.  An hour earlier, he had finished the most high-profile speech of his nearly month-old presidential campaign …

Killing the European Project  —  Suppose you consider Tsipras an incompetent twerp.  Suppose you dearly want to see Syriza out of power.  Suppose, even, that you welcome the prospect of pushing those annoying Greeks out of the euro.  —  Even if all of that is true, this Eurogroup list of demands is madness.

Earth heading for ‘mini ice age’ within 15 years  —  River Thames could freeze over in 2030s when Northern Hemisphere faces bitterly cold winters, scientists say  —  The earth is 15 years from a “mini ice-age” that will cause bitterly cold winters during which rivers such as the Thames freeze over, scientists have predicted.

Deal on Greek Debt Crisis Is Reached, but Long Road Remains  —  BRUSSELS — Greece and its European creditors announced an agreement here on Monday that aims to resolve the country's debt crisis and keep it in the eurozone, but that will require further budgetary belt-tightening …

First DHS chief: Obama needs to put on ‘commander in chief hat’  —  The first secretary of Homeland Security said on Sunday that President Obama is bungling the fight against global terrorism.  —  Tom Ridge added that Obama is not working hard enough to stop the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

How I Found the Harper Lee Manuscript  —  Much has been said lately about the discovery of ‘Go Set a Watchman’ and when it occurred.  Here's the full story.  —  Accidents of history sometimes place otherwise unknown people in historic spotlights.  Such was my fate when last August curiosity got …

Lost in the Immigration Frenzy  —  Kathryn Steinle was killed on a pier in San Francisco on July 1, allegedly by a troubled immigrant who had a stolen gun and a long criminal history and had been deported five times.  The shooting was inexplicable, yet Ms. Steinle's family and friends …

It's Time For Conservatives To Play By The New Rules  —  We conservatives have spent far too long playing by the old rules when liberals have completely changed the game.  There was a time when laws meant what they said, when individual rights were important, when the government …

Memo to Hillary: 'You're Still the Problem'  —  Old friends wonder what happened to the Clinton “we once knew.” … To: Hillary  —  From: A few of us  —  The last time we wrote as a group, you were deciding whether to run for president.  Conventional wisdom pegged you as a dead-certain candidate; we knew better.

Institution of family being eroded  —  Recent setbacks for social conservative ideals - most particularly on same-sex marriage - have led some to suggest that traditional values are passé.  Indeed, some conservatives, in Pat Buchanan's phrase, are in “a long retreat,” …