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.

Whether or not Sarah Palin wins, for American women, politics will never be the same again.

Texas governor Rick Perry is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination now, at least in the national polls. Undoubtedly that's the main reason so many East Coast pundits and Beltway wags are making fun of him.

The late New York Times columnist Bill Safire was known for channeling the “Great Mentioner,” the unseen oracle who launched political careers into the stratosphere simply by mentioning a person’s name. Today, a more malevolent oracle is at work in Washington — call him the “Great Whisperer” — seeking to...

Early opinion polls show President Obama essentially tied with three reasonably well-known Republicans.

The populist Sarah Palin is one of the most unpopular figures in American life.

Could it be that those who represent the isolationist impulse are not overwhelmingly popular? That Americans actually believe in all that 'empire for liberty' claptrap? Apparently.