American politician (1912–1994)
Byron York of the Washington Examiner reminds us of the last serious presidential impeachment effort. Before Pelosi and her fellow Democrats turn down the road to impeachment, they might do…
Catch the latest Head Locke podcast episode here. Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Tip O’Neill is credited with coining the phrase “all politics is local.” If Speaker O’Neill is…
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online tackles the popular notion of the president’s dominant impact on the nation’s economic performance. [T]his isn’t about data. It’s about bug-eyed, bone-in-the-nose, bark-at-the-moon primitivism.…
Thomas Donlan devotes his latest Barron’s editorial commentary to the politically difficult task of touching Social Security. Not since 1983 has Congress made significant changes in the basic provisions of…
Lawrence Kudlow‘s latest column posted at the Daily Caller examines the prospects for another partial federal government shutdown. Nobody really likes government shutdowns, including me. But sometimes you have to…
If you’re no fan of Doris Kearns Goodwin and her skewed reading of American history, you’re likely to enjoy Algis Valiunas’ profile in the latest issue of Commentary, headlined “The…
The latest Bloomberg Businessweek examines changes in congressional operations that have led to a growth in gridlock. For much of the 20th century, committee chairmen were the most powerful people…
Reagan biographer Craig Shirley explains in a Real Clear Politics column why people who would like to know about the interesting relationship between former President Ronald Reagan and former U.S.…
My daughter brought my attention to the video below, in which Obama lefties FINALLY are concerned that a Democratic political operative found his way onto a major network news staff.…
Chapel Hill grad Peter Gammons had more to say about “Sox fan” John Kerry today: Whichever aide suggested that John Kerry throw out the first pitch, get booed and look…