What was striking about following the GOP presidential candidates around New Hampshire earlier this month was how education barely gets talked about on the stump or in d...
Last week, the Obama administration warned Iran that it would cross a “red line” if it closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow opening at the mouth of the Persian Gulf t...
It was as if Oliver Stone had written a Mitt Romney sound bite when last week the candidate was quoted as saying, “I like firing people.” After all, Stone directed Micha...
Count us among the realists when it comes to interpreting the news that the unemployment rate declined and the nation added 212,000 new private-sector jobs last month. G...
WASHINGTON — I can’t speak for Michelle Obama, but call me an angry white woman. If the first lady isn’t angry, she certainly has every right to be.
Like every woman I k...
WASHINGTON — For Mitt Romney, it’s the best of times and the worst of times. While his New Hampshire win brings him closer to the Republican nomination, his campaign nar...
WASHINGTON — There are two stories coming out of New Hampshire. The big story is Mitt Romney. The bigger one is Ron Paul.
Romney won a major victory with nearly 40 perce...
The worst development by far in the 2012 presidential race is the emergence of powerful super PACs that heavily influenced the Iowa Republican caucuses through a barrage...
WASHINGTON — One thing we’ve learned since the Republican primary season began: There’s an awful lot of pious baloney out there.
The vast majority of it is on the plate ...
The federal government has a big problem with spending more than it takes in, and closing the gap is going to get harder in the coming years. So it’s reasonable for Pres...
