(John Kasich | Source: Newsmax) Republican governor of Ohio John Kasich will win reelection in 2014 and that could play havoc with Democrats’ hopes for the 2016 presidential election. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are usually thought of as swing states that are gradually but decisively getting bluer. But the 2010 midterm elections were a watershed […]

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Bruce Bartlett has suggested a revival of American liberalism was underway. For those used to reading its obituaries, this news came as a surprise. But Bartlett is not alone; some commentators at The Washington Spectator (here, here, here, and here) have pointed to strategies that would facilitate just such a development. Meanwhile, on a contrary […]

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(Larry Summers | Kevin Moloney/Flickr/Creative Commons) The reason Larry Summers has become a leading candidate for Federal Reserve chairman is because President Obama is now leaning his way. No, I don’t have direct proof of that, but some journalists claim they have heard this from insiders. And the reason this is credible is that Obama […]

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Since being sworn in as secretary of State, John Kerry has had to grapple with many issues. But none have taken up more of his time than the Israeli-Palestinian issue and new obstacles keep appearing. Kerry has traveled to the region five times and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud […]

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(Click on the image to enlarge) Last year, Todd Aiken made “legitimate rape” part of the political lexicon and Richard Mourdock digressed into misogynistic theology with a claim that pregnancies resulting from rape are “something that God intended.” The comments by the two Republican candidates ensured Democratic control of the Senate through 2014. Last month, […]

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