Congressman Steve Israel has proposed an amendment to the Constitution to award 29 bonus electoral votes to the popular vote winner.

One of the few areas of disagreement was how big our military should be.

Donald Trump has yet again duped the media into giving him attention by hyping a “bombshell” that turned out to be a nothing-burger.

First in a series of posts looking at the substance of the final presidential debate, ostensibly about foreign policy.

President Obama was the pretty clear winner on substance. But Romney may well have done enough.

President Obama had some prominent liberal journalists over for coffee.

The Pentagon considers those killed by Nidal Hassan at Fort Hood three years ago victims of workplace violence, not terrorism.

A recent poll has Obama and Romney tied among women. Another gives Obama a 33 point edge.

Newsweek is joining US News in getting out of the printed magazine business, leaving Time as the last old American newsweekly standing.

John Sides argues that, contrary to popular conception, undecided voters are neither morons nor non-partisan.

President Obama stopped the bleeding from the first debate.

Osama’s driver, who was convicted of only technical crimes, has had his conviction overturned on a technicality.

The Center for Responsive Politics touts “Overwhelming Support for Obama” among military donors. The numbers show something more interesting: those associated with the military don’t give money to political campaigns.

As he himself predicted, Michael Brutsch, the 49-year-old financial services professional who spent hours each day posting vile content to Reddit, was fired mere hours after being exposed on Reddit.

My latest for The National Interest, “Why NATO Should Have Won the Nobel,” is out.

Don’t blame the Defense Department for following a bad law.

Sometimes, real life catches up with those who think their online life is secret.

Days after “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger endorsed Mitt Romney, the writer and producer of the acclaimed television spin-off is accusing the campaign of plagiarizing the show’s catchphrase.

Viewers thought Paul Ryan was more likable and articulate than Joe Biden.

Did Biden come across as intense? Or just a jerk? Did Ryan come off as inexperienced by comparison to the much more seasoned Biden? Or as a decent, earnest guy ready to step onto the stage?

Barack Obama attended Martha Raddatz’ wedding. Now, she’s moderating the VP debate. Conspiracy!

Alex Karras has died after a long illness. He was 77.

For the first time all cycle, Mitt Romney leads Barack Obama in the RealClearPolitics average.

America’s Protestants are dying off and being replaced by non-believers.

The Pew poll is no longer an outlier but the start of a trend.

So, apparently there’s a shortage of the goop that turns coffee into a $4 pumpkin-flavored milkshake. And grown ass men are upset about it.

Before last night, Romney was toast and Republicans were demoralized; now, there’s a glimmer of hope.

22 years ago today, I was battalion duty officer for the 1/27 Field Artillery in Babenhausen in what, a few hours earlier, was West Germany.

When Jerry Seinfeld writes a letter to the editor, the editor publishes the letter. Really.

For no apparent reason, the presidential race is tightening ahead of tonight’s first debate, according to two reputable national polls.

Some of the NFL’s heftier players do not appreciate the new form-fitting jerseys introduced this season.

A sign at a local Exxon station seemingly blames high gasoline prices on Barack Obama.

Nate Silver offers a scenario where Obama and Romney each get 269 Electoral College votes.

Annie Lowrey reminds us that our taxes will likely rise in January regardless of who wins the November election.

Virginia went Republican in every presidential contest from 1968 to 2004. It’s likely to vote for Barack Obama again five weeks from now.

Questions about why the Obama administration pretended the attacks on our Embassy in Libya were a spontaneous reaction to a video rather than a coordinated terrorist attack are gaining steam.

Yet another case of breathless media reporting on academic research findings.

A wonderfully descriptive story in the New York Times Style section that’s almost surely mere anecdote being touted as trend.

The NYT stages an interesting debate on “Which Language Rules to Flout. Or Flaunt?”

My latest for The New Republic, “America’s Scandalous Drone War Goes Unmentioned in the Campaign,” is out.

So, it’s been a quarter of a century since “Star Trek: The Next Generation” made its debut. As if I didn’t feel old already.

So Ron Fugelseth decided it would be cool to send his son’s toy train into space. Turns out, it was.

My latest for The National Interest, “Insanity on the Iran Question,” posted last evening.

Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax return has “USA” in the space for “Foreign country name.” Requests for his birth certificate will surely follow.

The notion that Megan McArdle is some sort of “Republican Party activist” is just nuts.

A lot more people than expected are likely to be hit by the ObamaCare individual mandate tax penalty than previously thought.