In 2008, the "politics of hope" campaign trained volunteers to testify about how they "came to Obama" the way one talks of "coming to Jesus." Now they ask supporters to help build a digital enemies list. Which they'll do, of course. But not because they love him.

Republican Bob Turner's win in the New York 9th district special election is a big reversal from the 2008 general election. Voters just issued what amounts to an emphatic thumbs down on the policies of the Obama Democrats. This result is a rebuke to Barack Obama, but it is a rebuke as well—a stinging one, perhaps more stinging—to Senator Charles Schumer.

Forty years after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama has once again led America to search its soul.

Will the arguments established by the political conventions be sustainable?

Sarah Palin is a bold pick for John McCain, and probably a shrewd one. It's not nearly so clear that she is a responsible pick, or a wise one.

John McCain's choice of a running mate may prove to behis most important legacy to his party and his country.

The combatants for tomorrow's ground-breaking general election TV debate in Britain could use advice from U.S. TV debates over the past fifty years.

For the next two months, we will see endless hand-wringing about vice presidential choices.