Is Europe Turning Right?
Parties described as “far right” or “extreme right” have done very well in Europe’s most recent elections.
Parties described as “far right” or “extreme right” have done very well in Europe’s most recent elections.
Chief Justice Roberts is sounding the alarm over deep cuts to the public defender program.
The Tea Party hit another new polling low, but that really shouldn’t be much of a surprise.
The federal government lost $10.5 billion on the GM bailout. Was this a good investment?
Once again, pretty much everybody hates Congress. However, it’s unclear if that will matter come Election Day.
The economy of the Euro Zone remains in quiet dire straits, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Germany.
There’s no denying it now. The GOP is being harmed by the events in Washington far more than the President and Democrats in general.
The real world impact of what’s happening in Washington is becoming apparent.
Signs that investors are starting to get nervous about the lack of action coming out of Washington.
The president’s 2008 rival has gone from bitter foe to go-to deal broker.
Detroit is bankrupt, but that isn’t stopping the Red Wings from getting $400 million in taxpayer subsidies for their new stadium.
As expected, President Obama’s latest “pivot” to the economy is less than meets the eye.
Detroit faces some immense problems. Papering over them with short term deals with creditors isn’t going to solve them.
The world oil markets aren’t too far away from being hit by the shock of massively increased demand from China. Somehow, we’ll have to adapt.
Because sometimes poorly contructed observations can set a fellow to writing.
The odds for a party switch in the House of Representatives remain quite low.
Will the prohibitive favorite for the 2016 Democratic nomination do it differently this time around?
Ezra Klein argues that the voters already decided how the sequestration fight should play out.
Some surprisingly bad economic news
A new poll finds strong support for raising taxes on other people and staunch opposition to cutting programs that benefit themselves.
Another mostly disappointing report on the state of the economy.
President Obama seems to have given away the store when it comes to the defense sequestration cuts.
Some Republicans are beginning to ponder what might happen to their party if Mitt Romney loses in 2012.
Ben Bernanke thinks doing more of the same is just what the economy needs.
A new round of polling has Obama in the lead and shows reasons why Romney’s supporters should be concerned, but it’s unclear how long any of this will last.
If the first round of post-convention polling is correct, President Obama may be pulling away from Mitt Romney.
The front page of Sunday’s NYT profiled Valerie Jarrett, the power behind the throne at the Obama White House.
Seniors face a variety of economy-based difficulties–but let’s criticizes the media!
A graph on public debt making the rounds is being used to misdirect rather than clarify.
The former Republican governor of Florida says his former party is so extreme that it holds positions he held two years ago.
Signs are brewing that the Chinese economy is slowing down significantly.
John Cole takes exception to my recent summary of recent Obama campaign highlight.
There’s a large group of people out there that like the President, but they’re probably not going to vote.
There’s little evidence that Vice-Presidential picks have as big an impact on elections as pundits seem to think.
After two-and-a-half years and who knows how many taxpayer dollars spent trying to prove criminal wrongdoing, the SEC fell short.