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

Latest (Un)Conventional Wisdom from Robert D. Sullivan

Voter disgust with Congress may be at an all time high, but (Un)Conventional Wisdom blogger Robert D. Sullivan isn't expecting a throw-out-the-bums election.

It rsquo s usually simplistic to think of an American political party as having a clear agenda for congressional elections Typically both parties are fine with candidates doing whatever works to win the handful of competitive districts The announcement of the Republican Party rsquo s ldquo Cont

State governments shrunk a bit in 2012 according to data released last week by the Census Bureau see press release or PDF report with total revenue dropping by 1 8 percent and expenditures falling by 0 5 percent But there were big differences among states in terms of how much they spent and how

The reviews for President Obama rsquo s State of the Union address are as expected mdash the adjectives ldquo small-bore rdquo and ldquo small-ball rdquo need to be retired for the rest of the century mdash and one New York congressman has learned how dangerous it is to make news right after

A round up of live tweets from (Un)Conventional Wisdom blogger Robert D. Sullivan during last night's State of the Union Address

(Un)Conventional Wisdom blogger Robert D. Sullivan on the real Romney, on and off screen.

States ranked on factors such as high school graduation rates, per capita income, life expectancy and crime rate.

New York was the biggest loser of American citizens from 2012 to 2013 according to Census Bureau data released on Thursday The state had 104 470 more people moving to other states than moving in more than offsetting its net gain of 101 778 from international migration Texas gained the most pick