April

In discussing Chuck Hagel’s nomination (which I’m not), a number of commentators described Israeli public opinion on the Middle East conflict in ways that are at odds with reality. To…

Just how much did the fiscal-cliff debate hurt the GOP? A lot. Politically attuned Republicans ought to consider the damage already wrought as they plan strategy for the next round,…

Commentators are rarely held accountable for their assessments. They should be. So each year I look back to determine which of my columns hit the mark and where I fell…

There is a natural tendency to assume that if you don’t know about something, it likely does not exist. I fell into such a trap recently, replying to a questioner…

Voters often approach policy issues from a very different angle than do Washington elites. So it is with the fiscal cliff. Everyone thinks the debt and deficit are serious. Everyone…

It’s both the most often repeated and ridiculously misleading statistic of campaign 2012: that no president since FDR has ever been reelected with unemployment over 7.2 percent. True, but no…

With Election Day fast approaching, let’s toss the confusing welter of polls for a moment and return to the fundamentals I have been emphasizing here for years. First is the…

Perhaps it’s the seemingly unsettled nature of the race, or perhaps it’s just our blogging culture, but instead of following a single theme through 600 words, allow me to offer…