Hill column  .

Though I am not expecting a cable TV show of my own, I am continuing to mine the “myth buster” vein I opened last week. This time, however, I’ll tackle…

Myths can exert considerable power, irrespective of their truth value. Accurate or not, by shaping our views of history, they help determine the prescriptions we offer for success. It’s not Sisyphus…

With the Iowa caucuses a little more than 10 weeks away, polls will proliferate, so I am officially sounding my quadrennial warning – beware of caucus polling. It’s always fun,…

Invitations to Mitt Romney’s coronation as the Republican presidential nominee are already being embossed across Washington. Hall of Fame consultant Ed Rollins called the former Massachusetts governor’s nomination “almost inevitable,”…

Since dubbing Herman Cain someone worth watching in June – and watching him languish near the bottom, as other candidates enjoyed moments in the sun – I have been reluctant…

Which future political consultant used Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) as a punching bag on some long-ago playground?   Verbal attacks on consultants have long been a campaign staple. I…

It’s no secret that America is suffering a crisis of confidence. The breadth and depth of that crisis, however, is overwhelming. Attention has been focused on Congress’s low ratings, but…

By rebuffing the Buffett rule, while continuing to demand cuts in Medicare, Social Security, education and job-creation efforts, Republicans have revealed their true colors, representing the values of few and…

Humans are a meaning-seeking, storytelling species. When we saw stars and planets move across the sky, unwilling to believe it was just rock and burning gas transiting through space in…

Jobs are the issue of the moment in Washington, and properly so. President Obama is delivering a major address on the subject, as jobs and the economy dominate voters’ ranking…