The Medicaid drug program wasted $329 million nationwide in 2009 from states all too frequently reimbursing for a version of a drug that is more costly than another product with the exact same active ingredient, dose, form and bottle size.

Wisconsin’s loss confirms not only that the Santorum coalition is a minority of the GOP, but close examination shows that he is losing his grip on his own voters.

Has one of our two major parties ever had a weaker field of presidential candidates in a year when its prospects for victory seemed so great? My answer, after hemming and hawing a bit, was yes: the Democratic party in 1932. 

At last, after pundits, pollsters and politicians have filled the media for months with their wisdom, tomorrow in Iowa, actual American voters begin actual voting in an actual caucus. Be prepared to be surprised.

Does Detroit’s fate foretell the end of American democracy?

In the 2010 elections, even the Finnish districts that used to be mostly Democratic have swung to the right.

Next month's thirty-seven gubernatorial elections are not looking promising for the Obama Democrats.

Tuesday's election results offered a bright morning for those who favor free trade, even though one could quibble about how important the trade issue really was to the outcome.