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The GOP frontrunner finally gets in some digs at Newt Gingrich. Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper We learned so many things during Thursday night’s GOP debate in Jacksonville. Callista Gingrich would be a swell first lady because she plays the

Once upon a time, American military might was symbolized by the heavy boots of the Marine Corps, stomping ashore to reestablish order in unruly parts of the world. Today, increasingly, it is symbolized by unmanned drone aircraft, controlled from

Just when hardcore conservatives had seemed prepared to settle for Mitt Romney to avoid further exposure of intraparty divisions, Newt Gingrich’s unlikely recovery  has brought those divisions sharply and publicly into view. As Politico reported

If he gains the nomination he'll bypass the debate comission this fall. Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper Survey a room of Newt Gingrich supporters and one main common theme always arises; they eagerly await the general election when Gingrich will

COCOA, FLORIDA —Newt Gingrich took to the stage with an extra spring in his step yesterday. The presidential candidate has drawn many large crowds in Florida since his shocking South Carolina victory, but it was clear that this was something different

What if it turns out that voters will on occassion allow tax increases? Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper Last week, I mentioned California Gov. Jerry Brown's state of the state address, which argued for more moderate approach to education and

Those who felt let down by Newt Gingrich’s muted performance at Monday night’s debate—and, really, who among us did not?—should expect to get their money’s worth tonight. Live from Jacksonville at 8 p.m., it’s Wolf Blitzer’s turn to be

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Are we "born that way"? Do we choose to be gay? Who cares? Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper I'm one of fourteen Americans who has never watched an entire episode of "Sex and the City." The high heels and extreme grooming, the squealing girl talk,

Nixon rallied for same-sex marriage in New York in 2009. Log in or register to post comments Follow Us Facebook Twitter RSS Most Popular at the Prospect Newt Gingrich rode to victory in South Carolina on a wave of anti-minority, anti-media, and

Romney’s backers say he did the tough work needed to restructure the economy. Actually, he seized opportunities that the tax, securities, and bankruptcy laws should never have given him. Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper “Creative destruction”

E arly in the new HBO series Luck, a gangster’s chauffeur-cum-bodyguard, Gus Demitriou (Dennis Farina), goes to L.A.’s Santa Anita racetrack with his boss, Chester “Ace” Bern-stein (Dustin Hoffman), and makes a bet on a long shot. When the horse

Despite the fact that Newt Gingrich has been in Washington since 1979 and makes his living as the head of an only-in-DC network of "think" tanks, media production companies, and influence-peddling operations that together form what I like to call

The former Massachusetts governor's vaunted "moderation" doesn't extend to LGBT Americans. Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper As it turns out, Mitt Romney’s donations in 2010 and 2011 include a non-trivial gift to several organizations that could

In the land of mega-churches, a Florida voter addresses the faith issue. Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper COCOA, FLORIDA—In the Republican nomination contest, where evangelicals represent a broader segment of the voting population than the general

Pelosi said a Gingrich presidency "will never happen" and added, "There's something I know..." Log in or register to post comments Follow Us Facebook Twitter RSS Most Popular at the Prospect Newt Gingrich rode to victory in South Carolina on a wave of

The anti-Walker recall campaign knows they can't outspend the governor, but they hope they can sway the undecided public with a big grassroots push. Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper Wisconsin activists shocked onlookers last week when they presented

In a bit of good news for the president, the public is feeling a little better about the economy. Donate Email Print Send to Instapaper If this most recent poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal is any indication, the public is feeling a little

Arianna discussed the European economic crisis in an interview with Facebook Live on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "One of the most important things is to make sure that we don't fall into assumption that we can solve the