Indiana Religious Freedom Act in Accord With Traditional American Toleration

There has been a great ruckus about Indiana's recently passed religious freedom law.

Michael Barone April 3, 2015

Where the Red Line Came From -- Before it Was Crossed

There are still nearly two years left in Barack Obama's presidency, but historians looking back on his record...

Michael Barone March 31, 2015

Can Family Breakdown in Low-Education America Be Reversed? Maybe

Our kids, at least many of them, are not doing very well.

Michael Barone March 27, 2015

Gentry Liberals Have Increasing Clout in Chicago's Shrinking Electorate

Rahm Emanuel heads into a runoff April 7 in his bid for a second term as mayor of Chicago. He's the favorite...

Michael Barone March 24, 2015

Will Hispanics Fire Up America?

"Firing up America" is the cover line on the March 20 issue of The Economist, heralding a 16-page special...

Michael Barone March 20, 2015

Obama's policies leave Democrats weak candidates in 2016, except -- maybe -- Hillary Clinton

Clinton may not be the Democrats' 2016 nominee for president. And it has many asking the question -- scary...

Michael Barone March 13, 2015

King v. Burwell's very existence says a lot about Obamacare

The Obama administration is thus in the uncomfortable position of arguing that the president's signature law...

Michael Barone March 10, 2015

Most members of Congress share Netanyahu's view

Iran's threat to rain nuclear weapons on geographically compact Israel is a threat that Israel's leaders...

Michael Barone March 5, 2015

If America is Mars and Europe Venus, how Is Europe doing?

Americans and an increasing number of Europeans should also be asking -- when they think enough about it to...

Michael Barone March 2, 2015

Watch out for China winning its 100-year marathon

Recognize that China's leaders want not only to surpass but to suppress us and our way of life. A warning to...

Michael Barone February 27, 2015

The 2016 political environment has shifted

Like it or not, the 2016 presidential race is now well under way.

Michael Barone February 24, 2015

Barack Obama's 'reckless disregard' of the law

"Reckless disregard" is a phrase that characterizes much of the attitude toward law of an administration...

Michael Barone February 20, 2015

Democrats' 'blue wall' not impregnable to Republicans -- if they're smart

Do Republicans have a realistic chance to win the next presidential election?

Michael Barone February 17, 2015

The Democratic majority that emerged -- and disappeared

Republicans looking to 2016 should be aiming at developing public policies that could, unlike Obama's, be...

Michael Barone February 10, 2015