Steve Chapman

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to spectators and participants of a mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

In 2014, frightened rulers did scary things

Steve Chapman · December 26, 2014 10:00 am

Sonia San Martin holds a sign during a protest in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami on Saturday, Dec, 20, 2014 against President Barack Obama's plan to normalize relations with Cuba. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The strange source of our Cuba policy

Steve Chapman · December 20, 2014 9:31 pm

A newly assembled AR-15 rifle. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Targeting ‘assault weapons’ again

Steve Chapman · December 18, 2014 6:13 pm

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have decided to lower the down payment they require on some mortgages from 5 percent to 3 percent. The horrific lesson of what results from encouraging marginal borrowers to buy homes has somehow vanished from their memories. (AP Photos)

Mortgage binges and painful hangovers

Steve Chapman · December 13, 2014 8:42 pm

In this March 3, 2005 file photo, a workman slides a dustmop over the floor at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government ineptitude, CIA-style

Steve Chapman · December 11, 2014 5:16 pm

Police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Black crime and police killings

Steve Chapman · December 6, 2014 7:44 pm

The administration has transferred 20 detainees so far in 2015, according to data compiled by the New York Times. (AP file photo/Ben Fox)

At Gitmo, a tough policy to swallow

Steve Chapman · December 4, 2014 11:09 pm

The FDA rule rests on a faith that the truth will make you slim. (iStock Photo)

On the menu, government meddling

Steve Chapman · November 29, 2014 8:12 pm

The Ferguson police search blacks more often even though they are less likely to be found with contraband. These disparities are typical of vehicle "consent searches" in other jurisdictions. (iStock)

What racially biased policing looks like

Steve Chapman · November 28, 2014 10:00 am

Immigrants rights activists gather to celebrate President Obama's executive action on immigration policy in Washington Square Park on Nov. 21, 2014, in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty images)

Obama’s immigration order dispels fear

Steve Chapman · November 24, 2014 4:29 pm

If I had to come up with reasons not to vote against Hillary Clinton, though, the list is shorter -- including that, at 67, she's too old. But that's one that Republicans seem determined to flog. (AP Photo)

Is Hillary Clinton too old?

Steve Chapman · November 20, 2014 4:47 pm

Why China is cooperating on climate change

Steve Chapman · November 15, 2014 10:04 pm