To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.

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

Technology and social media have brought power back to the people.

Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.

A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about.

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

Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the downing of the helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia, the suicide attack on the USS Cole, and, of course, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.