A brief analysis of current public opinion on the No Child Left Behind Act, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, and more.

Michael Bloomberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger were deemed heroic for scrapping ideology to solve problems. But eschewing 'politics' for its own sake isn't necessarily courageous or wise.

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Obama could have either stopped the Ground Zero mosque controversy before it even began with just some foresight and a few phone calls.

Is Michael Bloomberg to blame for the deaths of the 18 Muslim men in Indian-controlled Kashmir who rioted over reports that someone in America burned the Koran?

The health news for the New York City is good — very good, in fact. And it must be especially gratifying to Bloomberg, given his longstanding personal commitment to public health. But it isn’t clear that the official narrative of New York’s health progress actually conforms with the health story for New York over the last decade.

In my view Romney showed a deft ability to make intellectually and politically defensible statements and arguments, and to convey the assurance that he would be a surefooted leader in such a crisis.

Put aside concerns about low-skilled immigration for a moment. There is wide consensus among those who have studied the issue that skilled immigrants are a net positive for the receiving country.

If any evidence were ever needed that the president doesn't practice Chicago-style politics, it's with the Ground Zero mosque controversy.