An 18-year-old who had just registered to vote seemed surprised by parts of the Republican convention as we watched in August. I’m not sure what he was expecting — lofty...
A single debate won’t win or lose an election, but it can place, at last, the proper frame over the argument. Instead of the seemingly endless loop of small-ball thrust ...
WASHINGTON — After 47 percent, the campaign’s most incendiary number is $5 trillion. That’s the tax cut planned by Mitt Romney with most benefits going to the wealthy, a...
Maybe President Obama forgot his debate with Mitt Romney was on TV. How else to explain his lack of dynamism before a television audience in the millions.
Were it an act...
WASHINGTON — It was the biggest rout since Agincourt. If you insist, since the Carter-Reagan debate. With a remarkable display of confidence, knowledge and nerve, Mitt R...
After hours of practice, columns of ink on what’s at stake, and reams of advice to avoid looking angry, glancing at watches or even grimacing, round one in the president...
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates provided a sad end to a promising season, and now top club executives face the task of examining what went wrong and...
WASHINGTON — The presidential campaign, hitherto a plod through a torrent of words tedious beyond words, began to dance in Denver. There a masterfully prepared Mitt Romn...
Target wrote the book on targeting.
The retail giant utilizes what’s called “predictive analytics” to influence the purchasing habits of its customers. And now, that sam...
Every year, too many kidneys recovered from deceased donors don’t end up in transplant patients. They end up in medical waste incinerators.
Last year, 4,720 people died ...
