Any candidate who says those words on national television is, by definition, in the deep do-do. Newt Gingrich used the “go talk to...

A good deal of the analysis of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s less-that-successful first days on the presidential campaign trail...

The presidential or gubernatorial veto may be the single biggest political club our nation’s executives can swing. The House and the...

John Weaver, an experienced GOP political operative and former top advisor to John McCain, says his party’s presidential field is “the...

Like all political parties who find themselves out of power, national Republicans officially began the search last night for their 2012...

I once heard Sherman Alexie, a gifted writer who also happens to be Native American, have some fun at the expense of those who maintain...

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn recently made their second trip to Cuba. Carter also went in 2002. Both trips,...

If you’ve ever been to the ballpark in Baltimore – Oriole Park at Camden Yards – and loved it as I have, you have William Donald Schaefer...

The last time one of the two major parties nominated a real businessman for president was more than 70 years ago. It was 1940, the world...

Is There a Lesson Here? For the first time ever the United States Congress is acting to legislatively remove a species from the...

Potentially one of the side benefits to come from the budget deal struck late Friday was the development of a modicum of trust among...

I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to travel a fair amount – Europe several times, South America, Canada – and after every trip...

When the shipyard electrician Lech Walesa led the trade union movement in Poland in the 1980’s, he and his movement – Solidarity – were...

George Will has finally written what many Republicans are thinking: these folks aren’t ready for prime time. In his Sunday column, Will...

How many times have you heard someone say – usually a politician – “Americans have the best health care in the world.” Or this one – no...

The Daily Beast website has a fun series of short profiles of the presidents who were most in love with books. You would guess, of...

Here’s a fascinating subtext to the upcoming Republican presidential primary: Two successful, politically astute, handsome, wealthy,...

One of the better bits of analysis of the huge report is from former Bush speechwriter David Frum. Frum writes: “The report…argues that...

Boston has had 50 inches of snow this winter. Do you think Red Sox fans are anxious for spring? I’m still nursing the hurt over the...

Legislatures are in session, the president is poised to deliver the State of the Union and we just marked the 50th anniversary of JFK’s...