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(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Sanders, Trump and the Summer of Spun Headlines
July 10, 2015
Beware of headlines based on politicians’ feelings rather than their actions.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Will the upcoming election be the most important of our lifetime?
July 08, 2015
Will the upcoming election be the most important of our lifetime?
Andrew Jackson would have been appalled to see Barack Obama lead the Democratic Party, but he wouldn't have been crazy about JFK either.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
John F. Kennedy Broke Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party a Long Time Ago
July 07, 2015
Jackson would hardly prefer “big government” solutions to poverty and inequality.
Connecticut became reliably Democratic only when affluent suburbs like Westport started supporting the party. (1937 postcard from Wikimedia Commons)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Connecticut Slows Down, Settles in Democratic Groove
July 02, 2015
The state’s relative affluence may promote political stability.
Supporters of marraige rights for same-sex couples celebrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26. (CNS photo/Jim Bourg, Reuters)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
No Cloud Over Same-Sex Marriage
July 01, 2015
Why Obergefell v. Hodges is not likely to be the next Roe v. Wade
Jeb Bush has to convince Republican primary voters he'd gladly take responsibility for the chaos that the guy appointed by his brother refused to allow. (Image from @JebBush Twitter account)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Obamacare Lives, Both as Public Health Benefit and Political Punching Bag
June 26, 2015
A Republican president may find himself in a no-win situation.
Pope Francis: A nattering nabob of negativism? (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Pope Francis Would Be a Lousy New York Times Columnist
June 24, 2015
Why didn’t “Laudato Si” include more good news about the environment?
A swelling population and a car-centric culture makes Georgia tilt to the Republican Party. (Photo courtesy of Atlanta Motor Speedway, via the New Georgia Encyclopedia)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Sprawl Suits the Republican Party in Georgia
June 22, 2015
Voters seem to trust the GOP's personal-freedom approach to housing and transportation.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
The Tragedy of Kalief Browder is Still Overshadowed by the Willie Horton Effect
June 18, 2015
The problem with the 'colonial' approach to fighting crime
New Jersey commuters once liked to keep their political distance from New York. Now both states go blue in presidential elections. (Image from njtransit.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
New Jersey Likes Incumbents, Learning to Love Democrats
June 17, 2015
A must-win state for any GOP candidate considered a “moderate” in 2016