Public Not Very Outraged By Defeat Of Background Checks Bill
The Senate’s rejection of the Manchin/Toomey background checks bill isn’t particularly outraging the general public, according to a new poll.
Sales Taxes On Internet Purchases Seem To Be An Inevitability
The days of tax-free online shopping are coming to an end.
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Pivotal 2nd Amendment Case
The Supreme Court has ducked an opportunity to expand the holdings in D.C. v. Heller
The Background Check Deal: Grandstanding Or Good Idea?
The Manchin/Toomey proposal on background checks isn’t perfect, but it isn’t horrible either.
Odds Of A Democratic House Takeover Low
The odds for a party switch in the House of Representatives remain quite low.
The Hagel Doctrine
My latest for The National Interest, “Hagel’s Three Questions,” ponders our national security decisionmaking.
Divorce And Politics
The American people no longer seem to care if their political leaders are divorced.
The 2016 Democratic Nomination Is Hillary’s If She Wants It
For the moment, Hillary Clinton looks unbeatable if she chooses to run in 2016
Obama Administration Urges SCOTUS To Strike Down Proposition 8
The Obama Administration has weighed in on the Supreme Court’s other high profile same-sex marriage case.
Law School Applications Nearing 30 Year Low
Applications to America’s Law Schools are down, because the nature of the legal profession is changing.
Bipartisan Senate Group Reaches Immigration Deal
A good start toward solving a long standing problem.
Inside The Ridiculous Attempted Coup Against John Boehner
The attempted coup against John Boehner resembled something you’d see in a banana republic.
Meaningful Action To Prevent More Tragedies Like This
Will the massacre of twenty children in a Connecticut elementary school mark a turning point in America’s gun culture? Don’t count on it.
Republicans Need To Understand What Went Wrong If They Want To Win Again
Republicans are trying to figure out what went wrong. Will they learn the right lessons from their loss?
2012 Congressional Election Predictions
OTB bloggers give their best guesses on the House and Senate races.
The 2000 Election All Over Again?
We could be headed for another extremely close election where the Electoral Vote and the Popular Vote disagree with each other.
Shocking Audio From 1998 Reveals Barack Obama Is A Democrat
Republicans think they found the smoking gun of the 2012 election. They’re kidding themselves.
Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Collective Bargaining Law
The battle over Wisconsin’s public sector union reform continues.
Chicago’s Very Well Paid Teachers Go On Strike, Abandoning 400,000 Students
Largely because they are resisting efforts to hold them accountable for their performance, Chicago’s teachers are leaving 400,000 students locked out of school.
Mitt Romney Vows To Continue The Same Failed War On Drugs Obama Is Fighting
When it comes to issues like medical marijuana, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are reading from the same playbook.
Pre-Convention Electoral College Wargaming Finds Romney In A Tough Spot
A pre-Convention look at the Electoral College map finds Mitt Romney in the same tight spot he’s been in for months now.
Google Seeks To Bar Apple From Importing iPhones, iPads, & iPods Into The U.S.
A new lawsuit from Google’s Motorola Mobility subsidiary seeks to bar Apple from importing it’s most popular products into the United States.
Civil Rights Group Alleges Discrimination By Chick-Fil-A Because Of Dan Cathy’s Opinion
The latest round of the Chick-fil-A controversy is perhaps the most absurd yet.
Chick-Fil-A, Amazon.com, And Tolerating The Opinions Of Those Who Disagree With You
Sometimes, we just ought to accept the fact that people have disagreements when it comes to hot-button social issues.
Chicago Alderman: No Building Permits For Chick-Fil-A
One Chicago politician is using clearly unconstitutional tactics in the political war on Chick-fil-A
