Having run the marathon twice myself, I knew exactly how far away I was from the attack. Point seven miles.

Before we consider any further military action in North Korea, there are several lessons from the Iraq War to think about.

After taking in last week’s ruminations about the somber anniversary, a few things stand out about the war and its lessons for the future.

The NRA says prosecutors don’t pursue gun crimes. A look at how the rhetoric squares with the facts.

Watching our outgoing secretary of state as she wraps up her term, there is much to consider: her place in the history books, whether she’ll run in 2016, and why on earth did she choose those frames?

Even as we lament problems of sexual assault in the military and restrictions on abortion rights, it’s worth remembering how far we’ve progressed.

The critically important task of curbing of gun violence has thus far been reduced to political theater and unilateral executive actions that lack staying power.

Could it be that violent video games are an important outlet for aggression?

President Obama promised to run the most transparent White House in history. But we know as little now about targeted killings by drone strikes as we did about torture under George W. Bush.

Calling her a disgrace to the gender equality movement, Eileen McNamara takes Paula Broadwell to task.

It would be dangerously naïve to attribute the carnage of Newtown — and the grim litany of others before it — as something entirely apart from us.

We conclude our series by looking into the key issues, opportunities, and challenges that President Barack Obama faces entering his second term.

We value the president’s heartfelt tears for those slaughtered in Newtown. But his compassion will do nothing to stop the next massacre that is surely coming if we continue to skirt serious gun control in this country.

After two years of civil war and more than 40,000 deaths, fears are growing in the West that Syria will unleash chemical weapons in a last-ditch act of desperation.

Gun violence is an all too common fact of life in many urban neighborhoods across America. The next installment of our series looks at what President Obama can do to help reverse this long standing trend.

Hamas fires rockets from densely populated areas – then cynically exploits images of the inevitable civilian deaths when Israel fires back.

It was forbidden from the start. He was a four-star general. I was an occasionally publishable author. We were both married to other women. It made no sense. But how could we stop ourselves?

After taking in last week’s ruminations about the somber anniversary, a few things stand out about the war and its lessons for the future.

Having run the marathon twice myself, I knew exactly how far away I was from the attack. Point seven miles.

Calling her a disgrace to the gender equality movement, Eileen McNamara takes Paula Broadwell to task.

Even as we lament problems of sexual assault in the military and restrictions on abortion rights, it’s worth remembering how far we’ve progressed.

MIT is usually recognized for the brain-power of its community. But on Wednesday, as the world watched, we demonstrated that our hearts and souls are just as formidable.

President Obama promised to run the most transparent White House in history. But we know as little now about targeted killings by drone strikes as we did about torture under George W. Bush.

Something was bound to be strong enough to turn us holdouts into Bostonians. If only that something were almost anything but this.

Drones would appear to be the perfect weapon. But Jessica Stern says ethical questions remain.

Why targeted petitions may be the only way to enact sensible gun control legislation.

What are the major national security threats facing the United States? What can the president do to prepare for the next time disaster strikes?

The critically important task of curbing of gun violence has thus far been reduced to political theater and unilateral executive actions that lack staying power.

If Paula Broadwell is a punch line, the tawdry joke is of her own making. Women should be as furious at her careless folly as they are at Petraeus’ preening arrogance.

The NRA says prosecutors don’t pursue gun crimes. A look at how the rhetoric squares with the facts.

After two years of civil war and more than 40,000 deaths, fears are growing in the West that Syria will unleash chemical weapons in a last-ditch act of desperation.

We conclude our series by looking into the key issues, opportunities, and challenges that President Barack Obama faces entering his second term.

Watching our outgoing secretary of state as she wraps up her term, there is much to consider: her place in the history books, whether she’ll run in 2016, and why on earth did she choose those frames?

It would be dangerously naïve to attribute the carnage of Newtown — and the grim litany of others before it — as something entirely apart from us.

We value the president’s heartfelt tears for those slaughtered in Newtown. But his compassion will do nothing to stop the next massacre that is surely coming if we continue to skirt serious gun control in this country.