Michael Bloomberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger were deemed heroic for scrapping ideology to solve problems. But eschewing 'politics' for its own sake isn't necessarily courageous or wise.

Current examples in Virginia and New Jersey suggest that voters may support spending cuts instead of tax increases through a value added tax.

Next year, Bush will be selling just what Davis was selling--continuity.

The Republican Party is at a historical crossroads. Only one side can win.

Wisconsin Republicans won and Bachmann has been surging despite the fact that their opponents raised and spent much more money and despite the ridicule and rancor of the chattering classes. They are evidence that out here in the Midwest, and in the nation generally, there are a lot of little people--somebodies--who want to see big government reined in.

Tough-guy candidates share a Libertarian distrust of government.

Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, has confronted his state's fiscal crisis head-on and is now being mooted as a potential presidential candidate.

On September 27, 2006, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 32, an act that would cap California’s greenhouse gas emissions at 1990 levels by 2020. This is the first law in the country establishing a mandatory cap on statewide greenhouse gas emissions. The California law requires aggressive emissions cuts, but...