(Un)Conventional Wisdom

Are local governments the biggest threat to civil liberties in the United States?

Slate rsquo s Reihan Salam has a piece on ldquo The Biggest Problem in American Politics rdquo which is that he rsquo s a conservative in New York City and is thus always on the losing side in congressional elections But he rsquo s not speaking only for the ldquo Reaganites rdquo in NYC ldqu

NPR rsquo s Ron Elving sees last night rsquo s speech by the president on ISIS full text here as part of a political transformation ldquo After a decade in national politics as a dove Barack Obama has become a reluctant hawk rdquo Elving writes concluding ldquo That marks a true turning po

The latest (Un)conventional Wisdom from Robert D. Sullivan

A new plan to reshape the ACA to Republicans’ liking while keeping in place the law’s name

It rsquo s been a long time if it rsquo s ever happened at all that Kansas has been pivotal in a national election But the state could determine which party controls the U S Senate in 2015 Polls suggest that Republican Sen Pat Roberts is in a tough fight to win a fourth term in November agains

The Catholic caucus continues to have an outsized influence among Democrats.

The latest (Un)Conventional Wisdom from Robert D. Sullivan

The latest (Un)Conventional Wisdom from Robert D. Sullivan

There are few examples of politicians who got a career boost from trying to govern a high-poverty city.