We in the punditocracy have been attributing Cain's lead to many conservatives' resistance to frequent front-runner Mitt Romney. But I think Cain's current lead is evidence of a larger and longer-range trend that is both heartening and disturbing. I call it the revolt against the experts.

None of the candidates in the Fox News/Google debate has shown great strength at the polls in his or her home state. They have tended to underperform rather than overperform the base Republican vote in seriously contested races.

Public sector pensions are not discretionary government spending, which can be reduced to maintain affordability. They are deferred pay earned as part of a legally binding contract of employment, and their true cost should be properly measured.

No one should expect General Casey to lead us to victoryin Iraqsinglehanded, but if we're not going to cut and run, a necessary step is putting someone very much like him in command.

The "Battle of the Generals" is really no battle at all.

Voting patterns since the 2006 midterm elections show that newmoderate Democrats make up for the loss of Republican moderates.

The New York Times wrongly judges the plan and the commanders who are executing it.

Robert Earle's narrative conveys little evidence of serious planning or policymaking.