American politician (born 1960)
Editors at National Review Online oppose plans some state Republican parties have announced to drop their 2020 presidential primaries. Mark Sanford, the former congressman and governor from South Carolina, is…
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online assesses alternatives to Donald Trump for conservative voters heading to the polls next year. If you’re a conservative who subscribes to the old Reaganite…
John Fund of National Review Online explains why congressional Republicans should avoid blind devotion to President Trump’s agenda. [W]hile Trump is unlikely to initiate more than pinpoint strikes against critics…
James Antle of the Washington Examiner scours evidence of President Trump’s current dominance over the Republican Party. First it was Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. Then it was Sen. Jeff Flake,…
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek explains how South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is helping to ensure that labor unions don’t rain on her state’s economic parade. Many Republican governors,…
Longtime North Carolina Democratic guru Gary Pearce doesn’t designate it as such, but one could label as Pearce’s Law this observation offered during the 2008 election campaign: “”liberals (or progressives…
Public officials certainly should have the expectation of something resembling a private life. We shouldn’t expect them to be chained to their desks, 24/7. Still, the brouhaha swirling around Gov.…
The staff and editors of The Chronicle of Higher Education are seeking divine intervention to stem the Republican tide. Laurie Essig, assistant professor of sociology and women’s and gender studies…
The Cato Institute’s annual report card on governors’ fiscal policy is out, and our own Bev Perdue gets a gentlewoman’s D from the libertarian policy group. Perdue received a score…
February is shaping up to be a hellacious month for Carolina politicians. Not only did Andrew Young’s expos? on John Edwards come out, but Jenny Sanford, wife of former South…
No, that’s not what USA Today’s headline says, but it’s pretty much the same thing: Bill Clinton helps Democrats claim mantle of fiscal responsibility Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled…
Newsweek recruited South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to review of a new Ayn Rand biography ? perhaps deciding that only a controversial political figure could do justice in discussing the…