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The Cuban missile crisis reminded Americans that their very existence could hinge on a president’s knowledge and judgment.

William Safire once lauded Bill Clinton for using 'contradistinction' correctly. Now, it appears to be making a comeback. 

A basic data analysis suggests that 60 senators might support Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court. Perhaps more interesting, though, is how much has changed since he was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit. 

The GOP convention could turn into an event that the precocious 6-year-old of 'Calvin and Hobbes' fame would love. 

Marco Rubio couldn't make inroads because he represented voters that establishment Republicans want, not the ones they have. 

Coined by Joseph Overton, the term 'Overton window' refers to acceptable range of public discourse, which has changed dramatically this election cycle.

Kevin Spacey's Machiavellian character Frank Underwood is made up, but Donald Trump is real, and he's campaigning with a similar sentiment.

Originally coined by DC Comics back in 1950s, 'Bizarro World' has made a comeback in the political lexicon this election cycle.

Donald Trump is a crony capitalist for the working class, and Mitt Romney is certainly not the man to change that.

The Donald might be a con man, but with many politicians having over promised and under delivered, it's less surprising voters don't seem to care.

The optimism after the striking of a 2-year budget deal last October has waned, now conservatives have a plan to force $30 billion in cuts.

Everything about current presidential politics goes against 'The Party Decides' thesis, but there's not yet hard data to prove it.

'Firewall' has become a popular buzz word in presidential politics, but what does it really mean?

Perhaps more than you think. In fact, we can put a number on it. 

The binary choice offered up on the Democratic side of the primaries could provide a clue for the Republican establishment.

The politics of today's average democratic voter would make Bill Clinton's policies during his two-term presidency look conservative.

Thursday night's Democratic debate highlighted a trending tic among politicians. Here's what is and what it really means.

Political spouses are just one kind of 'not-so-secret weapon.' Marco Rubio has a whole arsenal of 'not-so-secret weapons,' apparently. 

One recent poll found that 44 percent of Democrats would support accepting refugees from a fictional country. Another poll found that 30 percent of GOP primary voters were in favor of bombing it. 

When the famed New Yorker film critic quipped that she only knew of one person who had voted for President Nixon after his 1972 landslide, she made her name a synonym for living in a bubble.