Politics
Conservative thinkers have been brainstorming ideas to revive the GOP, but few Republican politicians have been as bold. READ MORE >>
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is winning accolades for the wide-ranging plan he presented Monday morning in Washington that charts a way forward for the party after its demoralizing performance in the November elections. Drafted by a five-person committee—which included former George W. READ MORE >>
While much has been made of Marco Rubio’s performance at CPAC and the GOP’s Latino outreach, it’s hard, walking the crowded, carpeted halls at this gathering, not to notice the Republican Party’s other big demographic problem: women. The attendees are overwhelmingly male and, of the forty-two speakers in the first two days of the conference, there were only five women. (Sarah Palin was slated for the convention’s third day.) This reflects the Party’s broader dilemma. READ MORE >>
Joe the Plumber Sighted at CPAC (Sort Of)
Wading through the thick crowd at CPAC on Friday was a broad, fish-eyed man carrying an iPad in front of his face like a shield. Asked who he was, the man responded, "Joe the Plumber. I'm Joe the Plumber." He added, "If they would allow smoking, Joe would be here." READ MORE >>
There was big news yesterday out of the financial-crisis book industry: Former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has inked a deal with the Crown imprint of Random House. READ MORE >>
At CPAC, Republicans Talk to Each Other About Talking to Latinos
The conservative conference is big on delusion, short on solution
As this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, at National Harbor in Washington, is the GOP’s first major gathering since the Democratic coalition trounced Republicans in November, it stands to reason that the party's demographic dilemma would be a preoccupation among panelists. How goes Republicans' hopes to refill the Big Tent with Latinos and young voters and the like? Not so hot. READ MORE >>
Obama's Plunge in Popularity is No Big Deal (Yet)
After a decisive victory in November and attendant surge in popularity, President Barack Obama’s post-election honeymoon appears to be coming to an end. READ MORE >>
The Press Has Turned on Paul Ryan
His budget made the big mistake of betraying his cynicism
The rollout of Paul Ryan’s new budget this week was not one of the congressman’s better moments. In addition to the entirely apt uproar on the left about the cruelty of his cuts and the dodginess of his reasoning, Ryan took an unusual amount of flak from the right. READ MORE >>
Paul Ryan Has Learned Nothing From His Loss
His new 'Path to Prosperity' budget looks a lot like the last one
Paul Ryan has released his new budget proposal, "The Path to Prosperity." It looks almost exactly like his old budget proposal. READ MORE >>
Facing the Facts Doesn't Always Change Minds
A new study on inequality shows that knowledge doesn't move the needle—with one exception
If Americans weren’t such ignoramuses, what would they think about income redistribution? I’m putting it a bit more rudely, but that’s basically the question addressed in a new study (“How Elastic Are Preferences For Redistribution? Evidence From Randomized Survey Experiments”) by Ilyana Kuziemko of Columbia's graduate school of business; Michael I. READ MORE >>
