The liberal critics of Republicans want the GOP to behave itself and go back to the good old days best described by Eugene McCarthy’s quip that the chief purpose of moderate Republicans is to shoot the wounded after the battle is over. No thanks.

The 2004 election appears to be a contest that was determined by long-term trends, and thus carries important lessons for strategists in both parties.

Factors suggest that eithera realignment hasoccurred in American politics, or that a period of sustained Republican hegemony--the functional equivalent of a realignment--is ahead.

Many U.S. politicians are beginning to ask the question: Is it time to move our forces in Europe?

Did the 2008 election signal a realignment of the national political map? And is there any good news for Republicans?

The results of the 2004 presidential election seem consistent with a trend toward the Republican Party that has all the earmarks of the early stages of a long-term political realignment.

This analysis shows that income redistribution implications have had a strong and persistent effect on national policy.

One cannot understand current political and ethical trends without understanding the cycles in religiosity in American history.