The democratic cause lost an eloquent and effective champion yesterday when former Rep. Stephen J. Solarz (D-N.Y.) succumbed to cancer at age 70. Over nine…
There may be no method in North Korea’s madness, but the world’s response to its episodic outrages has settled into a familiar pattern. It’s a…
As the new Republican House majority settles in and tries to figure out exactly which issues and positions to take, a new poll from Gallup…
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When it comes to innovation-based growth, not all states are equal. Certain states are on the front lines, and are accordingly most likely to lead…
In the wake of the mid-term elections, it makes sense that those on the political right would try to claim that there has been a…
Talk about a blessing in disguise. Just as the Obama administration’s high-speed rail program was running out of congressionally-appropriated cash, Governor-elects Scott Walker of Wisconsin…
Brookings Institution congressional scholar Thomas Mann is hardly known as a partisan bomb-thrower. A frequent co-author of books and articles on Congress and American politics…
Book Review: The Disappearing Center, By Alan Abramowitz That our politics are now deeply polarized is a well-known fact. But do the polarized politics in…
No sooner had Congress convened this week for a post-election, lame duck session than a partisan squabble erupted in the Senate that threatens to scuttle…