All Politics Voices

Trump has gone further with this flirtation with a run for the presidency than he has with past efforts. But it’s easier to believe that it's all one big media tease. 

Polls signal that Democrats take more liberal stances than they have in the past, but Republican congressional leaders are prioritizing partisan bills with more frequency than Democrats – and have greater incentives to do so. 

Dwayne Johnson's 'San Andreas' conjures up yet another disaster for the Golden State. But it's the state's man-made disasters that bear watching, such as its massive unfunded liabilities. 

The modern 'talking' filibuster often doubles as a publicity engagement. That's why it’s not surprising that the last four talking filibuster-ers are current presidential hopefuls.

The South Carolina senator, considering a run for the presidency in 2016, is a conservative but also a storied pragmatist, willing to work outside the comfort zone of his party's base to get things done. 

'Clown car' is a fashionable dig at the mass of Republicans in the 2016 presidential race or considering a run. But the laughs may be on those who mock the struggle to emerge from the pack. Sometimes it works. 

In an era of insta-political analysis – much of it damage assessment – the 'terrible, horrible, no good, very bad' phrase from a famous children's book has become a gem.

There is a slim segment of the population that still believes that George W. Bush's decision to go into Iraq was a good idea. But they won’t be the deciders in 2016.

Some companies go overseas to find cheap labor. Other companies find cheap labor in the US and they exploit it. It's tough for lawmakers to resolve the anxieties of globalization. 

Setting political traps is a time-honored Washington tradition, and Hillary Clinton is trying to force Republican presidential candidates to take a hard-line position on immigration.

Rick Santorum finished just behind Romney in 2012, but that doesn't make him the GOP's heir apparent in 2016. This time, he faces more competition for the social conservative and Evangelical vote.

As a general matter, we see at-risk teenagers not as particularly lovable, but as threats to our safety, to our security, to our property and to our tax dollars. Love is not the whole answer. It might just be the start of the answer.

The GOP presidential primary field, once again, looks like a Hollywood ensemble cast. But this time, the list includes two black conservatives and, in a nod to changing times, two Hispanic prospects. 

Bernie Sanders will be hard-pressed to match the Clinton fundraising machine, but the race will give him a platform to air long-held convictions that income inequality is both immoral and unsustainable.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has been heard to exclaim 'It's a long way to Tipperary' when discussing politics. The same could be said of his presidential aspirations.

Top priority is to lower the corporate tax rate to help US firms compete with trading partners lowering their own rates. With a new president, Congress can take a second whack at reducing the individual rate. 

Party polarization is overused as an explanation in American politics. That lens misses the outliers in both parties, who fall out on regional, demographic, and ideological lines. 

Both Republicans and Democrats have an even shot of getting their amendments considered in both the House and the Senate. Bipartisanship is breaking out in unlikely places.

That edgy quote in the college newspaper could show up years later at a job interview. So could a Facebook photo or tweet that seemed fun at the time but not so easy to defend 20 years out. Big Brother is watching.

The percentage of African-Americans playing baseball in the Major Leagues has dropped precipitously. The Baltimore Orioles should invest more in the toughest communities of Baltimore.