Lee Drutman
It’s Earth Day, but as far as problems go, the environment now ranks last among 15 issues that the public thinks Congress and the President…
In today’s Washington Post, David A. Fahrentold marvels at what he calls the “Line Items That Won’t Die” – federal programs that benefit narrow interests,…
As President Obama begins taking the budget deficit battle show on the road, he faces a number of obvious challenges. But perhaps the most pressing…
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in AEP v. Connecticut, a case that will decide whether eight states have the right…
I’ve been mulling over a Gallup Poll that came out this week on who has too much power. You probably won’t be surprised to hear…
Today, President Obama is speaking on long-term deficit reduction. He’s expected to embrace the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform’s general framework (also known…
Book Review: Age of Fracture, by Daniel T. Rodgers The Princeton Historian Daniel T. Rodgers has written a fascinating new book about how the U.S….
As the budget negotiations grind to a halt, it’s helpful to keep in mind two important characteristics of the American electorate. The first is that…
So, surprise, surprise, Barack Obama is officially running for re-election in 2012. As someone who knocked on doors in 2008, I watched the official 2012…
Maybe the Tea Party is finally starting to boil over, after all. According to CNN’s latest polling, 47 percent of the public now views the…