There are many definitions of patriotism. Mark Twain said patriotism means supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.I like this, but it's flawed. Sometimes your country -- i.e., the people -- can do things that require the government to correct its citizens. ...

WASHINGTON -- Last Wednesday, on the 242th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, television and the Internet were dominated by views of a woman protester climbing the base of Lady Liberty in New York, protesting the separation of small children from their asylum-seeking immigrant ...

It's a big deal, as a journalist, to work for The New York Times, The Washington Post or The Wall Street Journal.Wielding the press badge of one of the biggest newspapers in the country is a fast-track pass onto talk shows, including ones that cover the practice of journalism. Even as just a ...

The Wall Street Journal on Mexico electing former Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador to a six-year term as president:Mexico entered a brave old world on Sunday by electing former Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador to a six-year term as president. The 64-year-old ...

The New York Times, borrowing Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's language from her dissent in last week's Janus v. AFSCME case, purported in a June 30 article to explain "how conservatives (have) weaponized the First Amendment."The plaintiff in Janus successfully argued that he should not be ...

A column by syndicated columnists Cokie Roberts and Steve Roberts clings to the same tired argument of those who favor open borders — mainly the belief that crimes committed by illegal immigrants are not enough of a concern to support reasonable immigration laws.This is from the lead of the ...