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

Foreign crises are complicating the Democratic Party’s plans to win the midterms.

Little chance of a “throw the bums out,” anti-incumbent result in midterms.

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.