Once again, the Republicans are trying to rebuild their shattered and broken party by pointing the fingers at Democratic failings. The latest: advocating for pre-emptive strikes while playing politics on appropriations bills that would help stop terrorist attacks.

In Britain, a new program has teachers reporting students to anti-terror cops. What could possibly go wrong?

Last weekend, the Washington Post's Ernesto Londoño spent some time at the military salon in Forward Operating Base Marez in Afghanistan. My friend (and That's So Jane's! victim) Josh Foust did a little fact-checking.