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Trickle-Down Bribery, or, The Butch Cassidy Congress

Lindsay Lewis writes in the Daily Beast that the real corruption in Congress is facilitated by congressional staff whose main goal is to keep their…

Why Romney’s Medicare Taxes Are So Low

As the presidential candidates debate the fate of Medicare, it’s worth noting a very simple fact: Mitt Romney paid only 0.07% of his income in…

Some Good News That Obama Should Be Touting

Will Marshall compiled four positive economic stories for Real Clear Politics that President Obama should be making better use of in his campaign for re-election….

Election Watch: The Growing Impact of Super-PACS

This week’s major down-ballot contest was in Nebraska’s Republican Senate primary, where State Senator Deb Fischer came from far behind to beat the long-time front-runner,…

Election Watch: Obama Makes History

It’s been a turbulent last few days on the campaign trail. On Tuesday, Indiana Republicans drove six-term Sen. Richard Lugar from office in favor of…

Election Watch: The Political Cycle Heats Up

The presidential contest executed a rare turn into foreign policy this week, with a flurry of controversy around the first anniversary of the killing of…

Election Watch: Upcoming Political Obstacles

It appeared that the 2012 Republican presidential nominating process would come to a formal close this week (given Ron Paul’s lack of interest in officially…

How Unproductive Is Congress? It’s Not Even Naming Post Offices

In just the latest sign of how gridlocked Washington has become, Congress is currently failing to pass even the most reliable of legislative standbys: naming…

Election Watch: The End of the Beginning

So it’s finally, incontrovertibly over. Rick Santorum’s withdrawal from the presidential race on Tuesday saved Mitt Romney and his friends many millions of dollars and…

Election Watch: A Conservative Romney Emerges

Tuesday’s primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C. were a clean sweep for Mitt Romney, who also won 86 of the 95 pledged delegates at stake…