Clint, Rick and the Lim...

E.J. Dionne, The New Republic WASHINGTON — What do Rick Santorum and Clint Eastwood have in common?Sorry Rick, you haven't made it yet as an Eastwood-style make-my-day cultural icon. But in different ways, Santorum and Eastwood have demonstrated the limits of both an entirely...

Guy With Fantastic Hair...

He may have some goofy politics, but Donald Trump is still a real estate mogul at heart. And today he landed a big local property to redevelop: the Old Post Office located at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. [ more › ] Go here to see the original: Guy With Fantastic Hair...

America’s Secret ...

Walter Russell Mead, American Interest Altucher: Apple Worth $1 TrillionJim O'Neill Picks the Next BRICsU.S. Manufacturing Jobs: Gone for Good?Taylor: US Debt Will Explode Without ChangesThe Really Negative Story on Natural GasThe Most Wanted Job on Wall StreetI Left Wall St. to Be a...

The Citizens United Cat...

E.J. Dionne, Washington Post WASHINGTON — We have seen the world created by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, and it doesn't work. Oh, yes, it works nicely for the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country, especially if they want to shroud their...

The Media’s Abort...

Ross Douthat, New York Times IN the most recent Gallup poll on abortion, as many Americans described themselves as pro-life as called themselves pro-choice. A combined 58 percent of Americans stated that abortion should either be “illegal in all circumstances” or...

A Silver Lining for Pla...

Sarah Kliff, Washington Post Last spring, Cecile Richards’s BlackBerry buzzed with an unexpected text message. It was from her son Daniel, a college student in Pennsylvania. He was heading off to Toledo, having organized a bus trip of friends to attend a rally supporting Planned...

In a Focus on Gold, His...

Floyd Norris, New York Times The 1980 presidential election was fought by a Democratic incumbent weakened by a poor economy amid worries that the United States had lost its ability to compete in the world. Gold prices had risen to unprecedented levels as the election approached, and the...

Beyond the Blue Social ...

Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest Policy, Politics & Culture [This is Part Two of the "Beyond Blue" series. Part One is available here.]A reader responding to my essay on Governor Brown and the Great White Train asked a cogent question: if building high speed...

Romney Cruising Toward ...

Steven Thomma, McClatchy For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Click on the icons to the right to learn more. Home Latest Stories Commentary: Looking beyond annual homicide numbers Commentary:… Read more here:  Romney Cruising Toward Solid...

Hope for Obama in Flori...

Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics Florida's Republican primary results may have offered President Obama and his campaign team fresh evidence that gives them pause about the incumbent's chances for a win in November.The list of worries in Florida looks longer than the bright...