Ronald Reagan would probably recognize, and approve of, aspects of Sarah Palin's political persona, especially since virtually all the criticisms of Palin were lobbed at Ronald Reagan before and during his time in the White House.

The effort to build up conservatives of the past is little more than a feint to tear down the conservatives of the present.

The Republican Party faces an excruciating and divisive choice between two very different futures.

Senator Harry Reid is trying to divide the electoral base of Sharron Angle, his Republican opponent, and to portray her as an extremist, but she can win by focusing on the right issues.

History does not show any obvious link between experience and a president's success in office.

What can the GOP do to regain its electoral footing?

The party of William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan is now bereft and dominated by the politics of Rush Limbaugh.

In the last quarter-century, the United States experienced relatively long periods of trench-warfare politics, during which the divisions between the parties were stable and the political battles were fought along familiar lines.