People usually think more about what went right and what went wrong after a loss than after a victory. Accordingly, Republicans will have a lot of thinking time over the holidays.

We would be wise to start with …

The election has come and gone, and we’ve all seen the reports of the Republican Party’s untimely demise. Some say Republicans were too conservative, that we’ve become a regional party and that we’re clinging to an old playbook. As a …

Politico did a disservice to its readers in publishing the Nov. 25 story, "Scientists urge caution on global warming." It reports that "climate change skeptics" — the too-charitable name given those who deny the existence of climate change in the face …

Sure, Republicans have had a hard couple of elections. But you’ll excuse me for suggesting that reports of our death have been more than a little exaggerated. 

In fact, the electorate shifted only about 4 points from Republicans to …

Rep. Henry A. Waxman’s ouster of Rep. John Dingell as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee can be seen as liberals triumphing over moderates or environmentalists triumphing over Detroit. But more important, it signals that Rep. Nancy Pelosi …

Many Washington Republicans and Democrats agree on one maxim for President-elect Barack Obama: This is no time to look back at the past administration’s rocky record on executive power and the rule of law.

Republicans caution against protracted, …

As chief executive of a county with a budget larger than 16 states, I’ve seen and successfully managed through some challenging situations. But during the current economic crisis, I’m doing everything wrong.
Like Governor Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg – …

Thomas Jefferson, a gentleman farmer, disliked the hustle and bustle of the big cities, distrusted the moneyed interests and New York financiers, and favored the revolutionary spirit of France. Alexander Hamilton, a New Yorker through and through, saw debt as …

In the final months of his presidency, George W. Bush has finally found a bailout he doesn’t like. Either that or bailout fatigue is finally setting in on the American body politic and being felt even at the top….

With Inauguration Day approaching as the U.S. economy recedes, comparisons are being drawn between the current transition in presidential power and the one in 1932, in the midst of the Great Depression.

When he takes office on Jan. 20, …