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Chilling effect. That's the term lawyers and judges use to describe the result of government actions that deter people from exercising their right...

2013-05-20T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone Chilling effect. That's the term lawyers and judges use to describe the result of government actions that deter people from exercising their right... 31780aa6-a84d-4d90-94b1-f25be9500f41

What do the Benghazi cover-up and the IRS scandal have in common? They were both about winning elections, under false pretenses. Winning...

2013-05-16T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone What do the Benghazi cover-up and the IRS scandal have in common? They were both about winning elections, under false pretenses. Winning... a18b5107-427c-4bde-b142-9c9cc2552afc

What were Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton thinking? Why did they keep pitching the line that the 9/11/12 Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador...

2013-05-13T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone What were Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton thinking? Why did they keep pitching the line that the 9/11/12 Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador... 6e04835f-156c-4fc0-86c2-01182ebce713

Markets work. But sometimes they take time. That's the uncomfortable lesson that proprietors of America's colleges and universities are...

2013-05-09T00:05:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone Markets work. But sometimes they take time. That's the uncomfortable lesson that proprietors of America's colleges and universities are... b06b3461-55f4-4113-8eba-0aad8aeca228

Many loud voices in the debate over immigration have been insisting that effective border enforcement must precede any steps that legalize the...

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone Many loud voices in the debate over immigration have been insisting that effective border enforcement must precede any steps that legalize the... cda62849-0743-41af-bcc8-041c7f6f45ba

"We're eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked," Secretary of State Dean Rusk famously said during the Cuban missile crisis....

2013-05-02T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone "We're eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked," Secretary of State Dean Rusk famously said during the Cuban missile crisis.... 7a30ce3b-8d77-4e49-b41f-a441f4306036

"What difference, at this point, does it make?" That was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's angry response to a question about the State Department's account of the attack on the Benghazi consulate where Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were murdered on Sept. 11, 2012.

2013-04-29T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone "What difference, at this point, does it make?" That was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's angry response to a question about the... 79bee7e0-c4e8-4d3e-be75-f6c3fbe152fb

Tomorrow, the George W. Bush Presidential Center will be dedicated at Southern Methodist University in Texas. It's a good time to look back on the performance of the 43rd president, who has been almost entirely missing from the public stage these past four years.

2013-04-25T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone Tomorrow, the George W. Bush Presidential Center will be dedicated at Southern Methodist University in Texas. It's a good time to look back on... c5064ba5-0ef9-40d2-afc1-9a28326cc154

Chaos. Things seemed to be spinning out of control on many fronts this week.

2013-04-22T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone Chaos. Things seemed to be spinning out of control on many fronts this week. Starting, of course, with the Boston Marathon bombing Monday. The... 7591702c-5eb5-4fe0-94a9-9804134cc365

"More tears are shed over answered prayers," the 16th century nun St. Teresa of Avila is supposed to have said, "than over unanswered ones."

2013-04-18T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone "More tears are shed over answered prayers," the 16th century nun St. Teresa of Avila is supposed to have said, "than over unanswered ones." ... 40644863-e3ea-491a-b312-c95d257646ed

"Without legislative language," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy declared in a statement March 20, "there is nothing for the Judiciary Committee to consider this week at our markup." The subject of the statement was immigration legislation, and his irritation was understandable.

2013-04-15T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone "Without legislative language," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy declared in a statement March 20, "there is nothing for the... 362835f0-620a-4029-99ca-590ad02eb01b

"Divisive." That's a word that appeared, often prominently, in many news stories reporting the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

2013-04-11T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone "Divisive." That's a word that appeared, often prominently, in many news stories reporting the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret... 960c1988-0b11-4cd5-bc45-97e26a718988

We Americans are lucky, though we seldom reflect on it, that we have good neighbors.

2013-04-08T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone We Americans are lucky, though we seldom reflect on it, that we have good neighbors. In East Asia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines... b833353c-3422-4acf-9e3b-6172f9acd7bc

Forty years ago, American railroads were in trouble. The Penn Central, the largest railroad, had recently gone bankrupt.

2013-04-01T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone Forty years ago, American railroads were in trouble. The Penn Central, the largest railroad, had recently gone bankrupt. American freight rail was... 4f753e56-e783-4ad7-8323-3716d7580323

Are Republicans no longer the party more inclined to military interventions and an assertive foreign policy?

2013-03-28T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone Are Republicans no longer the party more inclined to military interventions and an assertive foreign policy? It's a question raised by... 6dc41cae-7da6-4cf5-967b-f529131b2da6

What parts of America have been growing during these years of sluggish economic growth? Answers come from comparing the Census Bureau's just-released estimates of metropolitan area populations in July 2012 with the results of the Census conducted in 2010.

2013-03-25T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone What parts of America have been growing during these years of sluggish economic growth? Answers come from comparing the Census Bureau's... 1d916217-4463-4747-b72f-4002a3016114

Rarely does a political party issue a document so scathingly critical of itself and its most recent presidential nominee as the report of the five-member Growth and Opportunity Project of the Republican National Committee.

2013-03-21T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone Rarely does a political party issue a document so scathingly critical of itself and its most recent presidential nominee as the report of the... 638a2b3c-38ef-48a0-a4af-d7e56e793b5e

In an opinion article in the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman announced that he has changed his mind and now supports same-sex marriage.

2013-03-18T00:00:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone In an opinion article in the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman announced that he has changed his mind and now supports same-sex... 29890768-857b-4fef-884a-66c832ff7ede

The College of Cardinals met in conclave on Tuesday to begin the process of electing a new pope. The cardinals have been getting plenty of advice from American journalists.

2013-03-14T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone The College of Cardinals met in conclave on Tuesday to begin the process of electing a new pope. The cardinals have been getting plenty of advice... 6863e404-095e-4411-8899-dbed5e48dde2

They're flailing. That's the impression I get from watching Barack Obama and his White House over the past week.

2013-03-11T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-22T01:58:54Z Michael Barone They're flailing. That's the impression I get from watching Barack Obama and his White House over the past week. Things haven't gone as they...