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Rep. Dave Camp's Plan Would Make Tax Day Easier Apr. 18, 2014
Dave Camp's pending retirement from Congress may put an end to his long crusade to make common sense... Read More
Why Conservatives Win Elections and Lose the War Apr. 16, 2014
On April 1, 2014, President Barack Obama triumphantly announced that 7.1 million Americans had selec... Read More
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Lincoln Was Actually Sexy Apr. 09, 2014
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a petite person who writes about towering figures — Lyndon Johnson, Fr... Read More
Pelosi and Schumer: Read the Constitution Apr. 09, 2014
Democrats are hyperventilating over a U. S. Supreme Court ruling on April 2, McCutcheon v. Federal E... Read More
How TV Censorship Works for Democrats Apr. 09, 2014
On April 1, Washington Mayor Vincent Gray was denied a second term, defeated in the primary by upsta... Read More
All Sheldon Adelson Wants Apr. 03, 2014
There is something truly spectacular about Sheldon Adelson. Witness the parade of Republican supplic... Read More
Readers React!: From Dirty Chickens to Rafa's Pickin's Apr. 01, 2014
I love to get personal emails from my Dear Readers. Sometimes it's a question — "Do you know a... Read More
Disappointed French Voters Drift to the Right Mar. 27, 2014
French President Francois Hollande saw his Socialist Party battered and bruised in local elections t... Read More
The Chicago Way Mar. 26, 2014
How cold was it in Chicago this winter? The politicians kept their hands in their own pockets. Not a... Read More
The Wizards of Washington Can't Deliver Mar. 21, 2014
The political community is abuzz about the growing possibility that Republicans might win control of... Read More
Make Democrats Pay for Obamacare and Obamanomics Mar. 18, 2014
My humble advice to the GOP: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Don't fail to grasp the significa... Read More
Nest Heads
Mar. 17, 2014
Andy Capp
Mar. 15, 2014
Only 10 Percent of Uninsured Americans Want Obamacare Mar. 12, 2014
Obamacare is collapsing. Only 10 percent of uninsured Americans who qualify for Obamacare exchange p... Read More
What Are 'Social Issues' Anyway? Mar. 12, 2014
Once again, the debate about the importance, relevance and propriety of social issues in political d... Read More
The President's Grab for Dictatorial Power Mar. 11, 2014
The United States is at "a constitutional tipping point" and "in the midst of a constitutional crisi... Read More
Politicking Over Vets' Benefits Mar. 10, 2014
True story. A few years ago, a reader called to explain, in all sincerity, how he thought the trilli... Read More
The Closed Mind of the Open-Minded Mr. Kaiser Mar. 04, 2014
Former Washington Post Managing Editor Robert Kaiser took to the opinion pages of the Post to lament... Read More
Iron Rule of Religion and Politics Mar. 01, 2014
There is one iron rule regarding religion in American politics, and here it is: With only one except... Read More
21st-Century Politics: A Minus-Sum Game Where Everybody Loses Feb. 28, 2014
"A simple recipe for violence: promise a lot, deliver a little. Lead people to believe they will be ... Read More
