WASHINGTON — Let me be blunt: If Republicans nominate Rick Santorum, they will lose.
The prospect of four more years of Barack Obama holds some appeal for many Americans...
WASHINGTON — One hallmark of the Obama administration’s budget policy has been to exempt the elderly from major cuts, even though spending on the elderly — mainly throug...
About once a generation, one of the two main parties follows its heart, rather than its brains. It might be happening again.
Next week’s Michigan primary will tell us if...
NEW YORK — We are hearing a new concept these days in discussions about Iran — the “zone of immunity.” The idea, often explained by Ehud Barak, Israel’s defense minister...
Overdue financial reforms for the U.S. Postal Service should be a priority delivery. They should not include new sources of revenue that directly compete with existing b...
WASHINGTON — The emergence of super PACs shows once again that “campaign finance reform” has failed abysmally. After nearly four decades, it has achieved none of its goa...
A recent survey by Gallup, Inc., asked a number of small business owners why they were not looking to hire new workers. While the vast majority expressed worries about t...
WASHINGTON — Starting with Sputnik in 1957, Americans have suffered periodic bouts of competitiveness anxiety. Who imagined the Soviets would orbit the first Earth satel...
The big-picture reasoning behind President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget is solid: This economic recovery is too fragile, and too many are teetering on the edge of falling ...
Can we talk a little sense on this issue of how much certain groups should pay in federal taxes?
We have some heavy lifting to do together to turn around our economic si...