Ron Brownstein ably sums up the Census Bureau’s final report on the Bush economy. Bottom line: not good. On every major measurement, the Census Bureau report shows that the country lost ground during Bush’s two terms. While Bush was in offi...

I got an e-mail from a prominent Republican asking why I am so anti-Republican these days. Since many of my friends ask the same thing I thought I would share my reply: I think the party got seriously on the wrong track during the George W. Bush yea...

Our friends at the Corner this week administered a memorable scolding to the Cato Institute's Jerry Taylor for expressing doubts about the wisdom of accepting Rush Limbaugh as the voice and face of the conservative movement.

Mark Kirk secured his fourth endorsement from a prominent member of the Illinois GOP on Wednesday when freshman Congressman Aaron Schock announced he is endorsing Kirk’s bid for Barack Obama’s former Senate seat.  As the article notes, Schock is...

A new poll from Britain shows the Tories maintaining their lead over Labour.  The poll is interesting both for the obvious message – the Tories will crush Labour and Cameron will be the PM – and for the between the lines findings.  Note that 18% of...

As American families sit down to turkey on Thursday, many will turn on the television to catch some Thanksgiving football. If you happen to be among them, and have no inclination as to which team to root for, why not choose the franchise that’s more...

What are you doing for Thanksgiving? FrumForum polled some Republicans and conservatives to see what their plans were this year, and whether they had any Thanksgiving traditions. Respondents included Grover Norquist, Mark Kirk, Chuck DeVore, Arthur...

My latest column for The Week asks what the news about the scandal at the UK’s Climate Research Unit tells us. On their way to discovering the double helix structure of DNA, James Watson and Francis Crick drew important inspiration from an...