In assessing last week’s Democratic National Convention, I want to be as fair as possible to my friends across the aisle. I concede that the Democrats presented a peppy and compelling production...

I identify as a Republican, but that doesn’t mean I won’t call my party out when I disagree with it. In fact, I’ll be the first one to say that the GOP is downright wrong about its approach to...

True to his legendary oratorical form, President Bill Clinton (SFS ’68) made a convincing case last week at the Democratic National Convention as to why Americans should re-elect President Obama. It...

The Republican presidential ticket is complete and the official nomination just a day away, yet it remains unclear which candidate will have the edge in this election. If the 2008 campaign showed...

Not long after Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) joined the Romney ticket, charged and often hyperbolic campaign ads hit the airwaves, commencing the next dog-eat-dog political campaign. What remains in question,...

With only two months to go until the 2012 election, President Obama has an average lead in the polls of only a few percentage points, according to realclearpolitics.com. In essence, the race is tied. With...

Two diametric narratives apply to the way in which the presidential campaign has unfolded this summer. The first is the conventional wisdom: A grinding summer has produced a bland and vitriolic stalemate...

All summer long, the guide will take a look at some of the museums that call the District home. We’ll weed out tourist traps and find the hidden gems where you can spend a few hours along the corridors. Though...

From the Super Committee to the Simpson-Bowles Commission, it seems like every bipartisan effort to avoid a looming debt crisis has ended up in the garbage can. The deficit is one of the most depressing...

by Martin Hussey D.C. may be on the verge of major changes to its taxi infrastructure. The city will soon increase fares, as The Hoya reported last month, and new regulations may force taxi drivers...

All campaign calls begin roughly the same way. "Hello, may I speak with Mrs. Smith, please? I'm calling on behalf of Jon Huntsman for President." Follow the script, mark off the paper and repeat...