Is it legal for a journalist to disclose classified information to the public? That's something of an open question, although legal op...

Politico called last week a " political gift " for Republicans. The convergence of three controversies had a fading political ...

Imagine if flu shots at pharmacies became a political football. People should not have easy access to flu vaccinations, because that only...

I was going to write about the Supreme Court and "Obamacare," but I have to agree with Ezra Klein -- we don't know jack and w...

A few days ago, this happened: New York Times : Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a move to open debate on the so-called Buffett Rule...

It's a trap they've set for themselves before. In 2009, the Obama administration released visitor logs to promote greater transparen...

It's a warning I haven't written about in a while, but beware of true believers. I used it more during the Bush administration, when...

I'm pro-choice, without apology or qualification. If you're expecting some emotionally wrenching story about how I came to be pro-ch...

As you're probably aware, several major websites have blacked out in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its senate siblin...

Muammar Gaddafi is dead . While the State Department and the White House haven't confirmed as of this writing, it's almost certain. ...

We need to be honest with the public. This election is about them, not us. And we need to treat this election as the first step in retaking ...

Hey, want to get really, really angry? Here you go : I don’t have facts to back this up, but I happen to believe that these [Occupy Wall Str...

In case you haven't seen it, here's President Obama's jobs speech , here's the transcript , and here's the White House...

If early reports of President Obama's job speech are accurate and the choice for reinvigorating the economy is "go big or go home,...

One of the things I like to do with what I think of as my "long form" posts is kill two or more birds with one stone. It's oft...

The good news is that President Obama is fixing for a fight on jobs. Washington Post : President Obama has decided to press Congress f...

We've got a debt deal and it's just the best thing ever! Check out how super-excited the White House is about the whole thing. If w...

In 2008, Barack Obama was an elitist. This was the worst thing ever. He supposedly ate in fancy restaurants and ordered unearthly foreign de...

Let's start with a look at the real world. Reuters : More consumers had trouble making payments on credit cards and other debts during t...

I'm not sure what to think. On Monday, The Hill ran a piece reporting the White House had basically caved on the Bush tax giveaways to...