Jonathan Bernstein

How the Media is Enabling the GOP’s Rightward Drift

Why the Obamacare Verdict Won’t Have Any Effect on the 2012 Election

Yes, Caucuses Are Unfair. No, We Shouldn’t Mind.

How Not to Listen to the State of the Union

How Obama Should Get Tough With Congress on Recess Appointments

Yes, Newt’s Up in the Polls. No, You Shouldn’t Take His Candidacy Seriously.

Fifteen Things Political Junkies Should Be Thankful For

Dear Congress: When the Supercommittee Fails, those Defense Cuts Really Will Happen

Why We Should Get Used to This Year’s Endless Slog of Presidential Debates

Two Candidates and Seven Clowns: How Did This Happen to the GOP?

What the Failed Christie Bid Teaches Us About the GOP

It’s Getting Harder and Harder to Defend the Electoral College

Why Neither Romney nor Perry Need to Worry About Their Liberal Heresies

I Love the Iowa Straw Poll—And I’m Not Ashamed to Say It

Why Nobody, Including Eric Cantor, Should Want John Boehner’s Job

In Praise of Politicians, Whatever Healthy Suspicions We Might Have of Them

Debating Rick Perry: Why a Candidate’s Record Isn’t That Important to Getting Nominated

Michele Bachmann: Why She and Other Backbenchers Don’t Have a Chance

Birthright

Attention Harry Reid