I've spent the better part of my career in politics and public policy working on and fighting for education reforms.

As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another - until you've got a full-blown trade war. No one ever wins, and consumers always get screwed.

I don't really care how or why Obama got to the right place on gay marriage. I'm just glad he got there.

A messy participatory process is representative democracy at its best.

I'm saying it loud: I'm a Republican who supports gay rights.

Democrats love to criticize Republicans on guns, but they are generally mute when it comes to taking on Hollywood or the gaming industry.

Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you're likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot and cold, good and bad. Not a lot of neutral reaction. He was elected in the most controversial contest in American electoral history and governed during one of the most tumultuous decades.