Ben W. Heineman Jr.

The vice president overstepped the boundaries of his office by putting President Obama in a politically sensitive situation.… More »

A new book offers some insight into the inner life of the world-famous golfer—but not enough.… More »

Rupert Murdoch might not survive this latest episode in the UK tabloid hacking scandal… More »

Revelations that the company may have hushed up evidence of kickbacks to Mexican officials could drag down past and present executives.… More »

The CEO knows that his privacy rights are overwritten by the importance of his company.… More »

Hard questions still exist about whether a new indictment will make any difference.… More »

Greg Smith, a former Goldman Sachs executive, marked his exit with a public condemnation of his employer. Here's why he missed the opportunity to hit them even harder.… More »

Justice Kennedy is often the deciding vote in divisive 5-4 decisions. A new nomination could strip him of this role and steer the court sharply left or right.… More »

The investigation into 300 million emails has the media chief's support, but it could do more damage to him and his empire than anything that's come before.… More »

Each nation has its own unique history and culture and meaningful change can only start from within, but the U.S. can help.… More »

How the opaque and increasingly powerful organizations are shaping the future of American elections -- and how they might be stopped.… More »

The upcoming Spielberg feature 'War Horse' tells one compelling tale, but it misses the larger one about cavalry's role in World War I… More »

Egypt's declining reserves and looming currency crisis could complicate the country's already tenuous political transition… More »

Who is the most influential tech innovator of all time? Here, a case for each of the top six contenders.… More »

Former university president Graham Spanier, not Joe Paterno, deserves the majority of the blame for covering up the child-molestation allegations… More »

In 2012, it's likely that the Republicans will win more seats in Congress. Can the president win re-election by pledging to block them?… More »

The country's plunging population crisis -- low birth rates and high death rates -- has serious implications for the future of the world's largest nation… More »

The political rivalry between Obama and Boehner pales in comparison to the animosity rampant among Jefferson, Hamilton, Washington, and Adams… More »

A new report from the Department of Energy calls for the creation of a shale gas production organization -- a private sector agency that would set safety standards and address environmental concerns… More »

Critics who attack the president for "surrendering" to Republicans are being naïve about the difficulties of pushing policies through a divided House… More »