Republican’s term limits proposal is dumb, undemocratic
It's catching fire online but a House member's plan to impose congressional term limits is idiotic. Here's why
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 60Elections Arizona, Republican, Congress
Jonathan Bernstein
Elections Arizona, Republican, Congress
GOP quits public policy
Evidence reveals that today's conservatives have been historically bad at writing bills or developing an agenda
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 6:07 PM UTC 38Politics Republican Party, Congress
Save your cash — forget OFA!
The president’s outside group won’t help his agenda in Congress, or affect the course of the Democratic Party
Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 12Elections Barack Obama
The Republican Party is officially broken
Washington's problem isn't partisanship or a fatally flawed system. It's that one party is massively dysfunctional
Saturday, Apr 6, 2013 10:00 AM UTC 134Politics GOP, Republican Party
Ruth Bader Ginsburg must go
The GOP could take the Senate in 2014. If the justice wants to be replaced by a liberal, now's the time to resign
Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 139News Supreme Court
Ben Carson: Latest GOP savior!
A neonatal surgeon with no political experience has Republicans going gaga. When will they ever learn?
Friday, Mar 22, 2013 2:02 PM UTC 112Politics George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan
GOP’s presidential front-runner: Not who you think
As 2016 speculation begins, don't believe the myth that GOP always picks the presidential candidate “next in line”
Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 24Politics CPAC, cpac 2013, Republican Party
Stop hating on the Senate
This week's filibuster highlighted how the upper chamber can represent minority interests otherwise ignored
Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 2:00 PM UTCPolitics Rand Paul, Filibuster
GOP antics will not damage Obama one bit
Partisan shots and mini-controversies rarely make a dent. To hurt Obama, the GOP will need a lot more than that
Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 22Politics Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama, Polls
GOP blame game self-destructs
Party's attempt to pin looming, across-the-board cuts on Obama makes striking a deal virtually impossible
Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 63Politics John Boehner, Sequestration
Think Hagel’s bad? Just wait until there’s a Supreme Court opening
The Hagel battle is actually a dry run for the next justice fight -- and it's clear that the GOP will filibuster
Saturday, Feb 16, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 66Politics Chuck Hagel, John McCain
Hagel, Kerry, Brennan: Is the Senate even trying?
Confirmation hearings are supposed to extract policy commitments, but too many senators simply pose for Fox News
Saturday, Feb 9, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 11Politics Chuck Hagel, Susan Rice
The moderate’s GOP survival guide
Republicans want to take their party back from "The Crazy." Here's how they should do it
Friday, Feb 8, 2013 12:51 PM UTC 20Politics The American Prospect
Will Obama break the filibuster?
The D.C. Court of Appeals decision knocking out recess appointments may give him no other choice
Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 2:00 PM UTCPolitics The American Prospect, Politics
Right-wing media fails again!
The conservative echo machine wants to compare Chuck Hagel to a failed Bush nominee, no matter the reality
Saturday, Feb 2, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 72Politics Chuck Hagel, Fox News
Dems: Nominate Martin O’Malley for president!
No matter how much you may want Hillary to win, the more candidates running for president, the better
Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 56Politics Martin O'Malley, Andrew Cuomo
Would you want David Brooks’ job?
Don't be too sure. Being a conservative columnist for the New York Times is impossible by design
Saturday, Jan 19, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 34Politics David Brooks, Ross Douthat
Mint the coin, even if Republicans impeach
If Obama thinks a platinum coin is the best way out of the debt ceiling crisis, he should do it, impeachment or not
Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 112Politics Barack Obama, Debt ceiling
GOP: The clowns are in charge
Why is John Boehner smiling? His conservative wing is terrified of the House's crazy and charlatan caucus
Saturday, Jan 5, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 119Politics John Boehner, Conservatives
Fiscal cliff: Republicans have no principles
There's no deal because the GOP's confused: They're against voting to raise taxes, even if that raises taxes more
Saturday, Dec 29, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 92Politics Fiscal cliff, Debt ceiling
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Jonathan Bernstein is a political scientist who writes about American politics, especially the presidency, Congress, parties and elections.
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