Newt Gingrich’s recent remarks show that hatred towards gays still remains strangely acceptable
Politics
How Much Could Change in the Race Next Year?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012
The Most Politically Courageous People of 2011
This year wasn’t exactly a banner year for political courage, but here are my Teddy Awards picks nonetheless
Divorce Is No Longer a Dealbreaker
The Fidelity Test is dead, and Newt Gingrich has killed it. Why this is good news
Has Obama Had a Psychological Breakthrough?
The President has long been plagued by obsessive bipartisan disorder, but recent signs suggest he’s had an important epiphany
What Jane Austen Could Teach Washington
It should be a truth universally acknowledged that novels of manners — and even of murder — have larger lessons for our leaders
Why Newt Gingrich Makes My Head Spin
Gingrich’s ego and bombast undermine his genuinely interesting ideas
Was Gingrich Right About Putting Kids to Work?
The presidential candidate’s suggestion to put school children to work was faulty in specifics but sound in general
Can Republicans Learn to Love Mitt Romney?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012
The Myth of the Stature Gap: Could Newt Be the Next FDR?
Highly unlikely, but let’s remember today’s dwarf is sometimes tomorrow’s giant
Is the Cain Scandal Worse Than Newt’s?
Infidelity takes many forms, whether Ginger White or Freddie Mac
Why Obama Can’t Embrace Occupy Wall Street
A lifetime of ambivalence converges on one historical moment
We, the People, Can Work It Out
All we need to do is sit down together and have a reasonable discussion based on mutual respect and a shared willingness to sacrifice. We are so screwed