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Can Blue Dogs Survive?

Apr 27, 2012, 8:02 AM

You don’t see a lot of blue dogs at your neighborhood park, and you won’t find many in the next Congress, either. As a political animal, the Blue Dog is in danger... Read »

An Immigrant-Friendly Republican Dares To Dream

Apr 26, 2012, 8:01 AM

Successful politicians, by definition, look for opportunities to advance themselves and their parties. Occasionally, the right thing to do and the politically expedient... Read »

What Happens If The Electoral College Is Deadlocked?

Apr 23, 2012, 8:04 AM

If you thought the 2000 presidential election was a mess and that Bush v. Gore was a political knife fight masquerading as justice, ponder this: What would happen... Read »

Presidential Politics & The Business Cycle

Apr 23, 2012, 7:26 AM

War and the business cycle are the two primary factors influencing presidential elections. There are other forces, of course, but it’s hard to win if one or... Read »

Republicans Want to Repeal Resolution Authority

Apr 20, 2012, 12:49 PM

This is crazy: the House Republicans on the Financial Services Committee just voted to repeal “resolution authority.” Let’s review the history.... Read »

“We’re on the Right Track” Isn’t Enough

Apr 20, 2012, 7:14 AM

President Obama’s electoral strategy can best be summed up as: “We’re on the right track, my economic policies are working, we still have a long way to go... Read »

Obama Needs His FDR Moment

Apr 19, 2012, 1:46 PM 1

Last year Christina Romer argued that Fed chairman Ben Bernanke needed a Volcker moment. What she meant is that like Paul Volcker in the early 1980s, Bernanke needs... Read »

A Different Buffett Rule – One That Would Work

Apr 18, 2012, 6:54 AM

The Senate torpedoed the Administration’s Buffet Rule. This was a dumb piece of legislation. The joke was that it would have only raised $5b a year. That’s... Read »

How Did Mitt Romney Make So Much Money and Pay So Little in Taxes?

Apr 13, 2012, 8:07 AM 1

Now that Mitt Romney is the presumed Republican candidate, it’s fair to ask how he made so much money ($21 million in 2010 alone) and paid such a low rate of taxes... Read »

Graceless Candidate, Graceless Exit

Apr 11, 2012, 8:22 AM

Rick Santorum was a graceless presidential candidate, so it is not surprising that he made a graceless exit yesterday. The fight for the Republican nomination was,... Read »

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