Immigration
Obama Win Should Settle Argument
President Obama's re-election was at once a deeply personal triumph and a victory for the younger, highly diverse and broadly progressive America that rallied to...
How the Right Wing Lost in 2012
The right wing has lost the election of 2012.The evidence for this is overwhelming, yet it is the year's best-kept secret. Mitt Romney would not be throwing...
Bad Influence
Rep. Paul Ryan has long enjoyed a reputation as a wonk’s wonk. Here was a Republican politician happy to engage in substantive conversation about tax policy, debt,...
The Not-So-Hidden Obama Agenda
Everywhere you turn, President Obama is accused of not offering a clear second-term agenda. It's not surprising that Republicans say it, but you also hear it from...
From Etch A Sketch to Sketchy
"Lead from behind" may be a sound bite the Obama administration regrets, but debating from behind is clearly something President Obama is very good at. He got the...
Defining the Debate Game
In this week's debate, Mitt Romney has too much to do. President Obama has a great deal to lose. Romney's is the most difficult position. Obama's is the most...
Two Cities, Two Americas
Nobody claimed it was the best of times. Either it was the worst of times, as the Republicans insisted in Tampa, or it could have been even worse, as the Democrats...
The New Politics of Nostalgia
A specter is haunting the affluent societies of the West. Across the rich countries, and across the political spectrum, there is an unstated but palpable longing...
Tampa Defines the Charlotte Imperative
The Obama Democrats who gather in Charlotte this week have a big advantage over Tampa's Romney Republicans: Last week's GOP convention gave President Obama a peek...
Romney's Etch-a-Sketch Moment
Finally, Mitt Romney shook the Etch A Sketch.Having given conservatives everything they had asked for -- from switching his positions on abortion and immigration to...
Ryan and the P90X Republicans
Paul Ryan is known for his devotion to a fitness regime called P90X, which involves "working out 6-7 days per week, with each workout lasting about 1-1½ hours,"...
Immigration Solutions?
More illegal immigrants have been deported under President Barack Obama’s administration than during any other three-year period in the nation’s history. Obama has...
