December 20, 2015 'Gotcha' question? GOP candidates soften stance as gay marriage debate turns personal It doesn’t look like same-sex marriage will be much of an issue in 2016, based on what the presidential candidates are being asked—and how they’re answering.
December 20, 2015 Hillary hypocrisy? Why her fundraising reform pitch is drawing flak The hypocrisy police are jumping all over Hillary Clinton now that she is vowing to drive “unaccountable money” out of politics.
December 20, 2015 Hillary’s Chipotle campaign: How the press is subsisting on scraps The headline was tongue in cheek, I guess: “Hillary Clinton Eats Food.”
December 20, 2015 The Savannah syndrome: Why Rand Paul and rivals are being tested by media hazing Not a single ballot has been cast in the 2016 presidential campaign, but we’re deep into the Media Primary.
December 20, 2015 Testiness at ‘Today’: Why Rand Paul lectured Savannah Guthrie Rand Paul’s media rollout was going just fine until he got ticked off at Savannah Guthrie.
December 20, 2015 Age of intolerance: What the Indiana pizza attacks tell us about free speech The Indiana pizza uproar is still giving me indigestion.
December 20, 2015 Why Robert Menendez was indicted for bribery -- and it’s not partisan politics The Justice Department has a solid case against Robert Menendez, despite the conspiracy theories that the indictment amounts to political payback.
December 20, 2015 'Daily Show' disaster: How Trevor Noah picks on the powerless Is the new host of the “Daily Show” mortally wounded even before he starts the gig? The debate over Trevor Noah has now morphed from complaints about insensitive jokes from the past to a more fundamental argument about whether he is picking the wrong targets and is a lousy cultural fit for an American audience.
December 20, 2015 Elizabeth Warren: Why the media won’t take no for an answer Has it come to this? We’re now begging Elizabeth Warren to run for president. Are journalists so determined to slow down the Hillary coronation that they will badger and beseech the freshman senator until she runs just to stop the media torture? Folks, this is getting embarrassing.
December 20, 2015 Trump’s tantalizing talk of running: Why the media aren’t buying Donald Trump is riding to the rescue — of the country (as he sees it), of the Republicans (as few see it), of the media (as I see it).