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Ukraine: U.S. hawks regain their voice
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression is having an unintended effect on U.S. politics. It is generating a backlash against America’s retreat from world leadership. That retreat was itself a...
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An election Democrats can win
Obamacare versus Ryanomics. That’s the battle line for 2014. It’s also a battle Democrats can win. Why? Because most Americans are pragmatists. Pragmatists believe that whatever works is right....
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Liberals are winning the language war
Are conservatives linguistically challenged? Or are they just naïve enough to think they can win the battle of ideas with — ideas? Okay, and money. Conservatives, like liberals, will spend huge...
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Populism? Where are the pitchforks?
Americans are in a surly mood, confronting rules they feel are rigged against them. President Barack Obama captured this populist temper in his re-election campaign. He then launched his second term...
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The five clans of the GOP
If we’re lucky, we’ll get a contest between Republican Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016. Both are responsible adults, relative moderates in their respective parties. Either could get...
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Why the Obamacare fight never ends
“I know every American isn’t going to agree with this law,” President Barack Obama said about the Affordable Care Act at his April 17 news briefing, “but I think we can agree that it’s well past time...
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Cliven Bundy: Racism entwined with government antipathy
Conservatives would like us to believe that hatred of government and racism are totally separate phenomena. That one has nothing to do with the other. They’re wrong. Resentment of the federal...
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Boehner: The fight to hold the party line
In his latest attempt to impose discipline on his famously disorderly Republican caucus, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) chose the soft power of public mockery over the more militant promise of...
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Elites focus on inequality; real people just want growth
The economic debate is now sharply focused on the issue of income inequality. That may not be the debate Democrats want to have, however. It’s negative and divisive. Democrats would be better off...
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Fighting for the future of conservatism
Establishment Republicans have been delighted by the victory of Thom Tillis, their favored candidate in last week’s North Carolina primary. After expensive advertising campaigns by establishment...
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How far right can Republicans go?
The line between the Republican establishment and the Tea Party has blurred. That spells trouble for the GOP in the long run. Possibly this year, more likely in 2016. It might not look like it right...
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Obama’s ultimate indignity: Bush seen as more competent
Agreement is not enough. Performance matters more. That’s why the outlook for Democrats this November looks bleak. More and more Americans now agree with Democrats on the issues. But they are...
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How Uber can help the GOP gain control of the cities
By Grover G. Norquist and Patrick Gleason Republicans occupy the governor’s mansion in a majority of states and control both chambers of state legislatures where a majority of Americans live. In a...
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What’s the 2014 election really about? Religious vs. women’s rights
By Bill Schneider Religious rights versus women’s rights. That’s about as fundamental a clash as you can get in U.S. politics. It’s now at the core of the 2014 election campaign, with both parties...
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What we don’t know about Qatar and what we don’t know about key Senate races
By Steven Brill 1. Inside Qatar: the terrorists’ benefactor and America’s friend As the war in Gaza continues, we keep hearing that one pipeline for negotiations with Hamas goes through Qatar, the...
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Perry’s indictment: Crime and punishment, Texas-style
By Suzanne Garment It’s a big country, where states have their own legal peculiarities, political cultures and definitions of what makes a debilitating political scandal. Take Texas, for example, where...
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A constitutional amendment to take Big Money out of politics dies quietly
By Jim Gaines This week the U.S. Senate considered a constitutional amendment that would have allowed Congress and state legislatures to limit the power of money in politics. The debate was not much...
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How strong Senate candidates can help GOP also flip statehouses
By Grover G. Norquist and Patrick Gleason Midterm election models continue to project that Republicans will gain control of the U.S. Senate, as the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza recently reported....
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Why Republicans may not win the Senate after all
By Craig Shirley Establishment Republicans should keep the champagne on ice until after the midterm elections. Too many are already popping corks, pronouncing their strategy of “crushing” the Tea...
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One reason Congress is broken? Negative ads cripple even the winners.
By David B. McLennan North Carolina is nearing the end of the most expensive U.S. Senate campaign in its history. The volume of negative ads in the race between Democratic Senator Kay Hagan and...
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