It's no secret that I lean left. I think the world of FDR and JFK, and I don't know if I can stand to hear one more misguided ditto-head, all glassy-...
Lance Simmens | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
What disturbs me most about the Palin pick is not so much the woman's lack of experience, judgment, honesty, or intelligence, but the cynical calculation that these things don't matter.
Mitchell Bard | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
McCain is telling U.S. citizens that things are fine, we can drill for our own oil, and we really don't have to make any major changes to our way of doing things. Oh, and we're going to win in Iraq, too!
Paul Finkelman | Posted 03.02.2008 | Politics
Hillary Clinton knows the issues as well as anyone ever could. Her programs are smart and workable. On health care she has a great plan. But this year, this is not enough.
Gerald Bracey | Posted 11.28.2007 | Politics
The immediate questions that come to mind -- or certainly should come to mind -- are "What constitutes a 21st century skill?" and then "Who gets to define such a skill?"
Jay Mandle | Posted 09.24.2007 | Politics
Polling data make clear that there is a gaping disconnect between the American people and their trust in this country's political system.
David Brooks spoke frankly about the presidential and...
The insta-polls, which provide viewers with a somewhat skewed but important insight into how each...
You got to give credit to the American people, who managed to get through an...
In Debate II, John McCain twice laid out the criteria for how the American...
We've come to lower our expectations for real debates in the...
They say that Senator McCain's strong suit is the town hall debate. If this was, in fact, Senator McCain's strength, he might...
Joe Biden lashed out at Sarah Palin on Wednesday, calling her recent rhetoric...
Madonna went on VP candidate "Sarah fucking Paling" at her Madison Square Garden show Monday...
Jim VandeHei and John Harris of The Politico have gone and decreed last night's debate "The worst...
Fresh from the celebration of their 16th wedding anniversary on Friday, the Obamas shared...
The view from a hovering...
NEW YORK — A stock market empowered by an emergency interest rate cut...
The newest issue of Men's Health has what is sure to be an illuminating...
Richard Laermer | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics