Politics & Policy
August 26, 2015
The Disruption of Rick Perry
The former Texas governor has been a product of disruption—but also its victim.
2016
Politics & Policy
August 20, 2015
Ted Cruz’s Trump Problem
Why Ted Cruz's friendship with the Donald could mean trouble for his campaign.
Politics & Policy
July 1, 2015
Five Takeaways from Ted Cruz’s New Book
The last one’s a doozy.
Politics & Policy
March 22, 2015
Ted Cruz: We’ve Got This Covered
A few highlights from our archives relating to Texas’s junior senator.
Politics & Policy
August 12, 2013
Advice for Rick Perry
The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin has some advice for Governor Rick Perry, should he choose to enter the presidential race in 2016.
Politics & Policy
April 12, 2013
Perry: Due for a Comeback?
Wayne Slater has a piece in the Morning News today that touts Rick Perry’s viability for a political comeback. His thesis is that Americans love a good comeback story, and he cites the examples of former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford and former New York congressman Anthony Weiner.
Politics & Policy
March 25, 2013
Perry 2016
We’ve been through this before, so permit me to ask the question: Can anyone make the case that Rick Perry has a realistic shot at the Republican nomination for president? Okay, the National Journal did (sort of), but I can’t. The race for the 2016 nomination will take
Politics & Policy
September 12, 2012
If Romney loses …
…the reaction from the right wing of the Republican party is going to be a ferocious backlash of “We told you so.” The GOP decided to stick with the front-runner, Mitt Romney, as is its long-established habit, and while it is certainly too early to say that Romney is in