Absent scandal, a federal judge can serve for decades on the bench, underscoring the importance of appointing judges who have a proper understanding of their constitutional role.

But the threat posed by the radical Islamists represents an unusual conflict, unlike any experienced by our nation before: we face an enemy that is not a state.

Without the ability of issue groups to tell the truth, who knows what the public will believe.

Policy makers still think that if we just hand out more money the world's problems will be solved.