I’ve been taking a hard look at the policy platforms of the Republican presidential contenders -- with some surprising... READ MORE

Mitt Romney’s campaign would have you believe that every job lost over the past three years is President Barack Obama’s... READ MORE

For much of the 19th century, newspapers were financed by political parties. It was a transparent, transactional... READ MORE

Rick Perry said the laws were “among the most onerous in the nation,” and possibly even unconstitutional. Newt Gingrich... READ MORE

“No Labels.” Even the name is annoying. For one thing, it’s a label. There’s no branding quite like anti-branding, which... READ MORE

By August 2009, Sarah Palin had found her way around the news media filter. Rather than speaking to the people by... READ MORE

On my blog, I tried for a while to get the term “Euromess” to catch on. Fail. The world seems to have settled on “the... READ MORE

Guess who tweeted this: “This Black Friday, take 10% off all purchases ... with code 10%TURKEYDAY.” READ MORE

As you have no doubt heard by now, the supercommittee failed. So did the Obama-Boehner negotiations that preceded it,... READ MORE

After the failure of the 1973 Geneva Peace Conference, the Israeli diplomat Abba Eban sighed that “The Arabs never miss... READ MORE