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If you're a Democrat and 'The New York Times' is calling for your head, you know it's time for an exit strategy.
America glories in its tradition of the self-made individual. Political candidates compete to be a friend to entrepreneurs, and policymakers... →
Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine... →
The initial attraction of a political convention was that often the outcome was not preordained. There was at least some element of surprise. But... →
Washington doesn't have just a spending problem, or just an entitlement problem, or just a taxing problem. We have a leadership problem. Fix... →
Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great example. His... →
Now personally, I think the president should golf every day and never have a press conference. I want the leader of the free world to be as... →
Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's... →
Every president becomes a caricature. The press, partisans, late-night shows, and other arbiters of our culture these days boil down complicated and... →
Having been heavily involved in the planning of a couple of G.O.P. conventions, my view is, we should just scrap 'em. Cancel 'em. Just figure... →
Republicans working in leadership and the trenches are largely old, white, male, out-of-touch, out of ideas, technology averse, and living in the... →
The problem with State of the Union speeches is that they are, by their nature and design, alphabet soup. It's hard to know what a president... →
A few words about Sarah Palin: She is one of the most fascinating women I have ever met. She crackles with energy like a live electrical wire and on... →
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