When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's "too soft" or "too hard," about 999 would say "too hard."

Rawhide Down is full of spectacular, original reporting.

Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.

People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?

The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal. His one consistent message was that the Watergate burglary was just the tip of the iceberg.

Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.