Category: Politics

Back when the Democrats were campaigning to take control of Congress in 2006, one of the things they promised was that they would not be a party of perpetual …

As Eli Lake noted in The New York Sun, the entire "anti-war" movement, including Code Pink, has effectively abandoned any idea of forcing troop withdrawals from Iraq any time …

The other day, I discussed Senator John McCain and why I respect him -- and why I can't vote for him. As the primary here in New Hampshire draws …

The latest posts over at the Politics page, also easily reached via the tabs at the top of this page: Hillary is political Viagra for Republicans . . . …

(Author's note: Everything in the following story is true. I am not making up a single detail, a single quote.) Yesterday, on my little road trip, I meandered back …

There's an old definition of an "honest politician" -- once they're bought, they stay bought. And by that standard, the Democrats in Congress are remarkably honest. The ties between …

When it comes to choosing which candidates to back, I tend to go by my "gut" more than any rational reason. I tend to trust my instincts, my subconscious, …

Corruption scandals at the World Bank? Color me shocked... In all seriousness, I believe that this was the sort of thing that Paul Wolfowitz focused on ending. No wonder …

Rep. Bobby Jindal, who many observers believe only narrowly lost the 2003 gubernatorial race to Kathleen Blanco because of prejudice against his Indian heritage, has won the Louisiana Primary …

(Author's Note: This article was inspired by a brief mention at another blog. Unfortunately, while the germ of this piece rattled around in my brain and grew into this, …