Over recent days and weeks, I’ve noticed a heightened media focus on two topics that strike me as saying something important and relevant to the question of where the GOP goes from here, and how the party (further) rebuilds and puts itself into a position where it is clearly able to win back voters’ support [...]

George Washington University’s annual Battleground poll is hailed as one of the most accurate polls in American politics. It is a bipartisan poll, conducted by both Republican and Democrat pollsters.
I spoke Thursday with Ed Goeas, President and CEO of the Tarrance Group, to get his take on some of the data.
The overall theme of the [...]

Your avatar on Twitter and your picture on Facebook matter. People make judgments based on the image they see. Here are some common weird things people do:
1. You & a buddy: I have a new friend on Twitter. In his tiny avatar picture, he’s leaning against another guy. Finally, I asked him if the picture [...]

On my radio show tonight, on RFC [10EST, 9 CST], I talk about exactly what Megan McCardle says here:
These aren’t just a way to save on health care; they’re a way to extend and expand the cultural hegemony of wealthy white elites. No, seriously. Living a fit, active life is correlated with being [...]

When I first heard about the incident with Professor Henry Lewis Gates, I was skeptical. The headline on The Root, a website I frequent that focuses on cultural, political and social issues from a variety of black perspectives, oozed a questionable tone.
Beneath the headline announcing Gates’ arrest (he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Root) was [...]

I’m the first of five bloggers to cover for Catherine while she’s out on vacation and from the list of women covering the rest of the week, I have to say you have a treat in store for you.  While I’m sure the other illustrious women on the list will cover some of the many [...]

While I’m on vacation this week, I’ve got a few of my favorite lady-bloggers lined up to keep this blog running. I recognize that I don’t get the kind of traffic to really need “guest-bloggers” to fill in for me, but I did anyway. Because I can.
Please be kind to them; they are smart ladies. [...]

“People don’t want anybody between them and their doctor.” -Sen. Tom Coburn

Sens. Coburn and Barrasso are the only two medical doctors in the Senate and–surprise!–they are both Republicans. They appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” today to discuss health care reform and promote their twice-weekly Senate Doctors web show:

I’ve watched the show a few times and [...]