One moment at a campaign rally in October 2008 defines better than anything else what American politics lost when John McCain passed away.
Trump’s trade war will claw back 25% of the growth in GDP, slightly more than 20% of the wage growth and more than wipe out all the jobs his tax cuts would provide.
The midterm elections are still four months away, but Democrats are already making moves to prepare for the race for their party’s Presidential nomination in 2020.
Joe Crowley, widely considered in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader in the House, has been defeated.
In an election that pretty much everyone agrees was illegitimate, Nicolás Maduro has won a second term as Venezuela’s President.
Andrew Sullivan wonders, “Will there always be an England?”
Cuba has a new President and he isn’t named Castro, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to see significant change in the near future.
Dan Drezner notes some challenges on this topic, and I add some of my own thoughts.
China’s Xi Jinping solidified his hold on power well into the next decade over the weekend.
While the President of the United States continues to create chaos, Xi Jinping consolidates his power in China.
Senate Republicans have ten days to act on their last-ditch attempt to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare, and it’s not at all clear if they have the votes to do so.
Even the most offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment.
Bernie Sanders’ refusal to admit that his campaign is over is costing you up to $38,000 per day.
In addition to doing everything she needed to do last night, Hillary Clinton also destroyed whatever logic remained for a Joe Biden candidacy.
Rand Paul is one of the few Republicans who seems to be evaluating the new policy toward Cuba through something other than an outdated Cold War perspective.
The left-right divide is worse than it has been in decades, and we’re paying the price.
Parties described as “far right” or “extreme right” have done very well in Europe’s most recent elections.
Some thoughts and links about the ongoing turmoil in Venezuela.
President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.
David Brooks tries to “describe what being a moderate means” in a way that most Americans would find puzzling.
Republicans think they found the smoking gun of the 2012 election. They’re kidding themselves.
So, Mitt Romney opened his mouth again.
Paul Ryan did what he needed to do last night, but in the long run his speech will be lost to history.
National Republicans aren’t at all thrilled with Todd Akin right now.
Since Israel’s system is far more “socialist” by American rhetorical standards, I am not sure what his point was.
“The average Canadian has quietly become richer than the average American,” claims a pro-Canada organization.
The old have most of the money and power in our society, a trend that is accelerating.
Hugo Chavez has built a state on cronyism.
Rick Santorum sounds like someone applying for a job in a religious institution, not someone running to be the President of the United States.
If Romney loses in November, it could be the start of a bitter fight insider the Republican Party.
If the Right clings to the belief that President Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil, it will likely end up handing the election to him.
Understanding the state of the GOP field requires recognizing that President Obama is actually pretty moderate.
Apparently, we should be more like China. Or something.
There’s no consensus for European-style social democracy or a Randian libertarian paradise.
Protests at least loosely affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement were conducted around the globe yesterday.