We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the core of the problem lies with the Republican Party.

The gist of the death notices goes something like this: the battle over the budget has revealed to the American people that the new Republican Congress lacks any hint of compassion; 

Whether or not the new Republican program constitutes a "revolution," reports of its death are not only premature, but wrong.

"If we could just take a little bit from each of them."

Let’s play "Jeopardy." Round One: Science Literacy. Category: Evolution. For $500: Which is the largest demographic group to reject Darwin’s theory of evolution?”

According to Chris Mooney’s best selling new book, The Republican Brain, a follow up to his 2007 polemic The Republican War on Science, the answer is easy:...

In all three states at the center of the debate over reining in the public-sector unions-Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio-Republicans have taken control of the governorships and the state legislatures.

Manuel Roig-Franzia went too far in accusing Marco Rubio of "embellishing" and questioning his place as a member of the exile community. You don't charge someone of lying without proof. And you don't question the core of someone's identity without a shred of evidence.