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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…

Though unnerved by uncertainties about what Washington is offering, Americans are still demanding healthcare reform.If one little-discussed element of reform is missing, however, Americans will be surprised, and even distraught,…

One group of politicians is working to restrict patients’ choices in the guise of healthcare reform. They are striving to take away healthcare coverage from some 100 million Americans who…

Sometimes Washington reveals just how detached it is by transforming an issue that is settled in the public mind into a matter of great controversy and contention. Ask anyone here…

An old saw asserts that you can predict next year’s economic performance by knowing the number of Harvard Business School graduates opting for careers in finance – the more students entering…

In attacking the clean-energy legislation just passed by the House, Republicans make three critical errors for which they may well pay a political price.First, they confirm the potent role of…