Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper speaks as Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell looks on during the 2011 Governors Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce June 20, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Weekly Standard: Who's Ready For Prime Time?
()The presidential election is far from over, but already pundits are looking forward to 2016. The Weekly Standard's Mark Hemingway says Governors Andrew Cuomo and Martin O'Malley don't have what it takes to capture the nomination, but Colorado's head of state may surprise everyone.
Weekly Standard: Rating Romney's Foreign Trip()
July 31, 2012 Commentators home and abroad have been quick to criticize Mitt Romney's foreign trip, but The Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes says that, on the whole, the excursion is likely to be a positive for the Republican candidate.
The Nation: Polish Labor Isn't Happy To See Romney()
July 31, 2012 The photos of Mitt Romney and former Polish union leader Lech Walesa may look cheery, but The Nation's John Nichols says the labor movement in that country wants nothing to do with the Republican candidate.
Foreign Policy: Family Feud In Peru()
July 30, 2012 Peruvian President Ollanta Humala's brother is in jail, his dad thinks he's a traitor and almost everyone says his wife does the real governing. Even so, Foreign Policy's Michael Shifter says he has a chance to turn the country around.
New Republic: Mitt Romney's Economic Fantasies()
July 30, 2012 With less than 100 days to go before the election, The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn highlights what he says are distortions of Obama's economic record and says zero economists support the GOP platform.
Weekly Standard: Gloomy, Gloomier, or Gloomiest()
July 30, 2012 In the wake of last week's disappointing GDP numbers, The Weekly Standard's Irwin M. Stelzer says the biggest single threat to the recovery is the government.
The Nation: The Big Lie About Medicaid Expansion()
July 30, 2012 Conservative Republican governors across the nation have been lining up to reject an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, but The Nation's Richard Kim says the argument that states can't afford to cover more people simply doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
Weekly Standard: Obamacare To Cost 1.93 Trillion()
July 30, 2012 The Congressional Budget Office may have lowered its estimated cost for the Affordable Care Act, but The Weekly Standard's Jeffrey H. Anderson says it's still far too much.
Foreign Policy: Geolympics()
July 27, 2012 As the festivities get underway today at London 2012, Foreign Policy's Katie Cella brings us a collection of the most politically-charged moments in Olympic history.
New Republic: NRA Members Support Gun Control()
July 27, 2012 As politicians and pundits heat up the gun control debate, The New Republic's Amy Sullivan says many members of the National Rifle Association support more regulations on firearms than pro-gun members of congress.
Weekly Standard: Gun Fights()
July 27, 2012 The Aurora, Colo. theater shooting has politicians like the president talking about gun control, but The Weekly Standard's Geoffrey Norman says firearms are a check on the power of the state, and government should not regulate their sale.
The Nation: Three Gun Control Bills We Can't Pass()
July 27, 2012 In the wake of the Colorado shootings, The Nation's George Zornick says the gun lobby is so powerful it can defeat even the most common sense firearm regulations, and politicians don't have the courage to stand up to them.
Foreign Policy: The Last Free Oligarch()
July 26, 2012 Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Fridman thought he was a big enough man to cross President Vladimir Putin. Foreign Policy's Steve LeVine says he miscalculated badly.
