April

We throw around phrases like “majority rule” with abandon, but often without giving much thought to their actual meaning. Americans assume they elect their public officials by majority rule. Most…

The national disaster that is Donald Trump has focused Democrats on finding a candidate who is electable, one who can defeat the president in November. A recent poll from Monmouth University found…

Whether you love former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg or hate him, if he meets the current qualification criteria, you should want him on the Democratic debate stage. Yes, the rules…

Once again the Des Moines Register Iowa poll proved prescient—it produced no results, and neither did the Iowa caucuses. But since this column is due, with some trepidation, I’ll go…

Already six weeks ago, I lamented that watching the Iowa polls could make your head spin. If you’ve continued watching, you’re probably suffering whiplash by now. I can’t offer a…

Two primary motivations typically drive legislative leaders: doing right by the country and providing political protection to their caucuses. “Moscow Mitch” McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate majority leader, and House Minority…

For a year, everyone has been repeating a familiar refrain: “It’s too early” to know how the contest for the Democratic nomination will shape up, let alone shake out. Well,…

I know how it happens. A major news story breaks and editors rapidly assign pieces covering every angle. Gen. Qassem Soleimani is killed. Does it mean war? What’s the effect…

If you think the Iowa caucus results are now settled, you have been paying inadequate attention to the history of this remarkable ritual of American politics. And with Iowa unsettled,…

It’s long past time we toss the “lane theory” of primaries into the dustbin of history. Lane theory holds that candidates are essentially running to attract subsets of voters who…