Anyone looking for reassurance from that vice-presidential debate, especially after seeing Trump in two debates, would still have seen one…
There is (still) no “scandal” here. It turns out Hillary and her people were pretty careful. The focus has been…
Rather than signify any beginning of weaponizing foreign policy and national security in politics, the 9/11 attacks simply marked the…
Yes, we can blame the poor Zika response on Republicans, which has put far more Americans at risk than necessary,…
It’s not a convincing argument that Trump picking a woman or a person of color will do much or anything to…
A detailed examination of Trump’s foreign policy speech from a few weeks ago reveals how little substantive thought or ideas…
Without George W. Bush’s presidency, it’s hard to imagine Obama’s 2008 victory; without both, it’s hard to imagine Trump being…
In a year where it is hard to keep track of the stupendous volume of political insanity inflicted on and…
Author’s note: as I write this while Bernie Sanders is considering a second presidential run, it should be remembered that…
Author’s note: in the nearly three years since I created this chart, it is clear little has changed for Sanders…
10 Reasons Why GOP Won’t Risk Party’s Destruction, Wrath of His Voters Despite all the talk of Trump being stopped…
Author’s note: when I wrote this, I was confident Clinton would win but still worried about the chance of a…
Sen. Marco Rubio’s self-destructive pummeling at the hands of Gov. Chris Christie just before the New Hampshire primary might not…
“How, Bernie?” The math and data that show why the “political revolution” can’t and won’t happen anytime soon. Originally published on…
As Iowa readies its inexcusably and alarmingly undemocratic caucuses to kick off the two major American parties’ presidential nomination process, culminating in…