April

By the time you read this, thousands of words will have been written about what Tuesday’s elections portend – not for the people of New Jersey, Virginia and New York’s…

In a republic such as ours, public policy is only loosely related to public opinion. Nonetheless, it is ironic that the most controversial element of healthcare reform with the public…

With Democrats allegedly on the ropes and voters concerned about rising debt and reeling from growing unemployment, you might think Republicans would be sitting pretty. They aren’t – the Republican…

Maybe it comes from long hours sitting in synagogue during the High Holydays; or perhaps it’s the death of distinguished neoconservative Irving Kristol or the appearance of a book by…

Prophesies of midterm Democratic doom are being heard from every street-corner oracle, and from some real seers too. While the good times of 2006 and 2008 won’t keep rolling, Democrats…

Like wine turned to vinegar, the “good war” in Afghanistan has gone bad, creating a political minefield through which candidates will need to navigate carefully. Not long ago, the war…

Two gaps are shaping the terrain for the healthcare debate. One of them has persisted for at least the 18 years we have been working on healthcare reform – the…

It has all the makings of real drama – an enormously talented and extremely popular president finds his public support sapped by overreaching and a series of alleged missteps. A…