WASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why was a diplomatic outpost left so poorly protected? Should the Pentagon have rushed jets or special forces to the rescue when ...

My new “Think Again” column on Niall Ferguson’s ridiculous apology and the issues it raises is here. My new Nation column advises that regarding the Tribune papers, we worry about Murdoch, not Koch, here. Alter-Reviews (These are pretty long, but take heart, Reed is below): Crosby, Stills & Nash with Jazz@Lincoln Center Orchestra. Steve Tyrell singing Sammy Cahn at the ...

As an aficionado of American regional resentment and distrust, not to mention someone who grew up in the Garden State, I find the question of whether Chris Christie could take his Jersey style national and win the hearts of Republican presidential primary voters to be quite interesting. Would a party whose center of gravity lies firmly in the South being ...