Does the public need 110 polls on the Republican presidential nomination -- in mid July of 2015? Nope; those polls are beneath trivial. On the other hand, polling may well decide the fate of the 2024 Boston Olympics.

Meet the next speech, same as the prior speeches. Governor Scott Walker's announcement speech hits the mediocre standards of other 2016 contenders but falls short of Ronald Reagan's 1980 announcement.

In another sign of our political irrationality, Democratic consultant and Daily Beast contributor Cliff Shecter warns progressives that Senator Bernie Sanders may be a racist.

It’s hard to believe that earnest bakers working flexible hours making wholesome bread could bring down the power of the state. At least that’s the image George Will paints for his readers this week.

If New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gets elected president, his first "thank you" should go to Maine Governor Paul LePage.

There were some good elements in Marco Rubio's announcement speech, but he falls short of the "Gentleman's C" on the Reaganometer.

Puritanism gets a bad rap from progressives, but Puritans were actually the progressives of their day.

Hillary Clinton is extremely well positioned presently and is very wisely adhering to that classic bit of political wisdom, “[n]ever write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod if you can wink.” Right now for Hillary Clinton less is more, whether the media likes it or not.