You made Wendy Davis possible
Monumental achievements won this week -- from reproductive rights to marriage equality -- prove the power of voters
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 10:30 AM UTCPolitics Wendy Davis, Immigration
Jonathan Bernstein
Politics Wendy Davis, Immigration
You’re wrong about John Boehner
He's actually doing a really good job as speaker of this nuthouse of a Congress. Here’s why
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 45Politics John Boehner, U.S. Congress
GOP’s John McCain problem
The reason he still speaks for them on foreign policy: They hate substance and literally have no other "experts"
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 11:15 AM UTC 29Politics John McCain, Foreign policy
Mad about NSA’s overreach? Blame Congress
There’s plenty of fault to go around, from Bush to Obama to NSA itself. But the legislative branch truly failed us
Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 10:30 AM UTC 36Politics NSA, Counterterrorism
Ted Cruz’s personality problem
The Texas senator is annoying, and doesn’t play well with others. Will that doom his White House ambitions?
Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 240Elections Ted Cruz, U.S. Senate
GOP: Party of crybabies
Republicans insist that you please don’t criticize their policies or insult their donors
Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 223Politics Republican Party, Criticism
Obstruction will ruin GOP
Playing politics and abusing the system can excite the extremes, but it's a recipe for long-term political disaster
Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 169Politics Republicans, Senate, Jack Lew
Rand Paul will never be president
To be a viable White House contender, you have to be within your party’s mainstream on public policy. He's not
Saturday, May 4, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 80Elections Rand Paul, 2016 Elections
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
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
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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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