Judging by recent polling, the President’s executive action has hardened GOP opposition to immigration reform, making progress on the issue going forward much less likely.
A dark and regrettable time in American history is finally seeing the light of day.
The GOP donor class would like the 2016 race to be short and sweet, but that’s unlikely to happen.
Many have suggested that prosecution of cases involving police misconduct should be handled by prosecutors who don’t work with local police departments on a regular basis. They’re right.
Strong jobs growth in November means that 2014 is already the best year for jobs growth since 1999.
Michael Brown’s stepfather made incendiary comments in the wake of the Grand Jury announcement, but they do not amount to a crime.
Next week, the Supreme Court will be asked to determine the line between free speech online and criminal threats
A not unexpected decision from the Grand Jury that investigated the Michael Brown shooting.
A surprising change at the top of the military’s civilian chain of command.
Once again, a Federal Judge has barred New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting based on Federal law. it’s time for the Federal Government to get out of the way on this issue.
You thought the American combat role in Afghanistan would end on December 31st? Think again.
The White House is now leaking out details of what seems like an inevitable decision by the President. How it plays out politically, though, is the big question.
There’s not much good news in the initial review of September’s fence jumping incident at the White House.
Vatican politics is older than American politics, and can be just as entertaining.
Civil asset forfeiture gives “highway robbery” a whole new meaning.
Americans have wildly distorted understandings of the society around them.
Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.
Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.
The results of the 2014 midterms should teach us some lessons about how to handle and evaluate polling.
Two Duke University academics make an incredibly weak, ultimately unpersuasive, argument in favor of eliminating midterm elections by changing the length of Congressional terms.
Early numbers seem to suggest that it depends on which state you’re looking at.
Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.
Politicians on both sides of the aisle like to tell people they’re just “average Americans,” but they’re lying and the American people seem to have figured out that they’re lying.
Facing a tough re-election battle, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is engaging in abject fearrmongering.
Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.
A Google Executive jumps from the edge of space, breaking a record.
What if the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson? We may find out if newly leaked evidence is accurate.
The passing of a true legend in American journalism.
Despite conventional wisdom, there remains little incentive for the GOP to change its position on immigration reform.
New York State’s gun law takes rights away from nearly 35,000 people without any due process whatsoever.
For the ninth time since 1974, the next Governor of Maine will likely be elected with less than 50% of the vote.
Rich guys are backing organizations that are taking over traditional party functions. Is that a problem?
The Roberts court has been very good on First Amendment issues, but it needs to address the First Amendment issue right outside its front windows.
A new report from the New York Times confirms the adage that, in war, the first casualty is the truth.
A national sandwich chain makes its employees sign a very restrictive covenant not to compete. It’s probably not enforceable.
Remember the border crisis? Yea, it’s not much of a crisis these days.
A massacre is about to unfold “a stone’s throw” from Turkey’s border.
The Supreme Court has given the GOP a way out of a battle that they are going to lose anyway.
After a disappointing August, the jobs report for September showed the same good numbers we’ve seen for much of 2014.
Newly released documents reveal that Henry Kissinger wanted to attack Cuba in the mid-1970s.
Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.
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