Martryrdom, for those who don't know it or never thought about, is vastly overrated.

Here's a travel tip for those who may be headed to Austin, Tex., in the near future.

Put on your walking shoes, pseudo-intellectuals, because today's recommendation is a long and hard literary road paved with bureaucratic infighting, unnecessary secrecy, international intrigue, uncertainty, tragedy and death.

Major League Baseball's regular season is over, but we still can look forward to stories about the players' steroid abuse. This one won't be going away anytime soon.

Dress up, pseudo-intellectuals, because it's time for an evening out at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. But tonight's performance won't be your standard fare. Instead, we'll be spending some time with noted actor and presidential assassin John Wi

It's too early to tell what impact this decision will have on Democratic Illinois Senate candidate Mike Frerich's efforts to keep a third-party candidate off the ballot.

Washington Post columnists Charles Krauthammer and David Ignatius give readers something to think about regarding U.S. relations with Iran. Krauthammer seems to think war is a certainty if we can't persuade all the ayatollahs to give up their pursuit o

I had an experience this week that's supposed to be interesting. But it wasn't.

These days big-time athletes see the world as their oyster. Multi-million-dollar contracts, endorsements, public adulation are routine.

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan comes face to face with reality Wednesday, when he's scheduled to be sentenced at the U.S. Courthouse in Chicago.