(Un)Conventional Wisdom

Announcing that he will suspend the threat of deportation for about half of the nation rsquo s 11 million undocumented migrants President Barack Obama said ldquo our immigration system is broken and everybody knows it rdquo He could have taken out the word ldquo immigration rdquo and been ju

The 2012 election suggested that Republican candidates are handicapped by their party rsquo s paltry support in major cities for example Mitt Romney rsquo s 14 percent in Philadelphia effectively made it impossible for him to carry the state of Pennsylvania The 2014 election in which the Democra

Would unilateral action lead to more sweeping executive orders under a Republican president?

Jonathan Gruber did not really call the American people stupid He called them merciless and cruel The debate over the Affordable Care Act has not generated much evidence to contradict this view You may be sick of hearing about the sick but as Ebola hysteria subsides the ACA ldquo Obamacare rdq

Net neutrality is great, but Obama needs to address economic stagnation to get voters enthusiastic about Democratic Party.

Democrats are unified on major issues, leaving little opening for new insurgent candidates.

In 23 states, the GOP will control governor’s office, both houses of the legislature.

Finally one of the least important elections in American history is almost over Yes everyone should go out and vote especially for local offices but there rsquo s little chance the congressional elections can result in meaningful change After Tuesday we will still have a Democratic president a