National Politics:2016 Presidential Election

Commentary and Analysis

2015

• Wall St Journal: Baltimore Riots Rekindle Feud Between David Simon, Martin O’Malley, by Laura Meckler (May 1, 2015)
• The Atlantic: Hillary Clinton and the Tragic Politics of Crime, by Peter Beinart (May 1, 2015)
• Huffington Post: Why the Planet Is Happy That Bernie Sanders Is Running for President, by Bill McKibben (Apr 30, 2015)
• New York Times: Martin O’Malley Embraces Baltimore, for Better or Worse, in Long-Shot Presidential Bid, by jason Horowitz (Apr 30, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to Run for President, by Rebecca Ballhaus (Apr 30, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Clinton charity never provided foreign donor data, by Annie Linskey (Apr 30, 2015)
• New York Times: Enter Scott Walker, Stage Right, by Thomas B. Edsall (Apr 29, 2015)
• The Hill: Fiorina Defends Rocky HP Tenure, by Kevin Cirilli (Apr 29, 2015)
• Rolling Stone: Give 'Em Hell, Bernie, by Matt Taibbi (Apr 29, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Quid Pro Clinton, Review & Outlook column (Apr 24, 2015)
• New York Times: Candidate Clinton and the Foundation, by the Editorial Board (Apr 24, 2015)
• The Atlantic: The Many Measures of Hillary Clinton, by Peter Beinart (Apr 23, 2015)
• New York Times: Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation as Russians Pressed for Control of Uranium Company, by Jo Becker and Mike McIntire (Apr 24, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: The Clinton Scandal Manual, by Kimberly Strassel (Apr 23, 2014)
• Washington Post: Are the Clintons too cozy with the people who give them money?, by Karen Tumulty (Apr 23, 2015)
• Washington Post blog: Hillary Clinton has a baggage problem, by Chris Cillizza (Apr 23, 2015)
• Reuters: Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors, by Jonathan Allen (Apr 23, 2015)
• Boston Globe: For Clintons, speech income shows how their wealth is intertwined with charity, by Rosalind S. Helderman (Apr 22, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Hillary Clinton courts liberals in N.H., by Annie Linskey and James Pindell (Apr 21, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Kochs signal 2016 support for Walker, by Nicholas Confessore (Apr 21, 2015)
• Boston Herald: In N.H., ‘accessible’ Hillary Clinton ignores supporters, by Matt Stout, Prisca Pointdujour (Apr 20, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Clinton Foundation to Keep Foreign Donors, by James V. Grimaldi (Apr 15, 2015)
• New York Times: You Don’t Have to Tell a Clinton Twice, by Jonathan Martin (Apr 15, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton Was Asked About Email 2 Years Ago, by Michael S. Schmidt (Apr 14, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Hillary Clinton brings to mind Walter Mondale, by Scot Lehigh (Apr 12,2015)
• Boston Globe: Quilt of Hillary Clinton’s life made up of many patches, by Joan Vennochi (Apr 12,2015)
• New York Times: 2016 Ambitions Turn Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush Protégé, Into Rival , by Michael Barbaro (Apr 10, 2015)
• Nesi's Notes blog: Why Chafee for President actually makes sense, by Ted Nesi (Apr 9, 2015)
• New York Times: Unhappy With a Moderate Jeb Bush, Conservatives Aim to Unite Behind an Alternative, by Trip Gabriel (Mar 25, 2015)
• Boston Globe: The artifice and artificiality of Ted Cruz, by Scot Lehigh (Mar 24, 2015)
• New York Times: Ted Cruz, an Ambitious Conservative With Sharp Elbows, by Ashley Parker and Maggie Haberman (Mar 24, 2015)
• New York Times: Things You May Not Know About Ted Cruz, unattributed (Mar 23, 2015)
• New York Times: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Ben Carson?, by Jim Rutenberg (Mar 22, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush’s tie to fugitive goes against business-savvy image he promotes, by Tom Hamburger and Robert O'Harrow Jr. (Mar 18, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Despite controversy over paid speeches, Clinton adds one more, by Annie Linskey (Mar 18, 2015)
• Washington Post: In states with the first 2016 primaries, Democrats ask: Where’s Hillary?, by Philip Rucker (Mar 17, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush, a Clinton Critic, Took Time Releasing His Own Emails, by Michael Barbaro (Mar 13, 2015)
• New York Times: Rand Paul Focuses on Criminal Justice in Talk to Black Students, by Jeremy W. Peters (Mar 14, 2015)
• New York Times: Vague Email Rules Let Federal Agencies Decide When to Hit Save or Delete, by Julie Hirschfeld Davis (Mar 13, 2015)
• New York Times: Carly Fiorina Shapes Herself as the Republican Foil to Hillary Clinton, by Amy Chozik (Mar 13, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton’s Potential GOP Rivals Used Personal Email Accounts - Bush, Rubio and Walker All Used Private Accounts, by Beth Reinhard and Rebecca Ballhaus (Mar 12, 2015)
• New York Times: No Classified Emails by Clinton? Some Experts Are Skeptical, by Scott Shane (Mar 12, 2015)
• Washington Post: Hillary Clinton has little to fear from Martin O’Malley, by Dana Milbank (Mar 11, 2015)
• New York Times: Democrats See No Choice but Hillary Clinton in 2016, by Nicholas Confessore, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (Mar 11, 2015)
• New York Times blog: Elizabeth Warren Is No Barack Obama, by Nate Cohn (Mar 10, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Hillary Clinton used personal e-mail for ‘convenience’, by Ken Thomas and Julie Pace (Mar 10, 2015)
• New York Times: Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin Signs ‘Right to Work’ Bill, by Monica Davey (Mar 10, 2015)
• Vox.com: Why Jim Webb thinks America should pay more attention to criminal justice and Alzheimer’s, by Ezra Klein (Mar 9, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate, by Amy Chozik (Mar 9, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton Emails Test Budding Campaign’s Ties With White House, by Carol E. Lee and Colleen McCain Nelson (Mar 8, 2015)
• New York Times: With the Clintons, Only the Shadow Knows, by Maureen Dowd (Mar 8, 2015)
• Washington Post: A crash course in foreign policy for Gov. Walker, by Philip Rucker and Robert Costa (Mar 6, 2015)
• New York Times: Asking Megadonors for Just a Million, editorial (Mar 6, 2015)
• New York Times: When Clinton Joined Obama Administration, Friction Was Over Staff, Not Email, by Amy Chozik (Mar 6, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton’s Custom Email Based on Server Near Her Home, by Danny Yadron and Rebecca Ballhaus (Mar 5, 2015)
• The Daily Beast: You Better Believe Hillary Clinton’s Emails Matter, by Ron Christie (Mar 3, 2015)
• Washington Post Blog: Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail address at State reinforces everything people don’t like about her, by Chris Cillizza (Mar 3, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account for State Department Business, by Peter Nicholas (Mar 3, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules, by Michael S. Schmidt (Mar 2, 2015)
• New York Times: Bush Campaign’s Demand for Fidelity Ruffles Some Republican Rivals, by Michael Barbo and Maggie Haberman (Feb 27, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: GOP Centrists Look to Jeb Bush, by Beth Reinhard and Reid J. Epstein (Feb 25, 2015)
• New York Times: For Scott Walker, a Consistent Approach Under Tough Questioning, by Trip Gabriel (Feb 26, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Gov. Walker says he doesn't know if Obama loves his country, by the Associated Press (Feb 21, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush’s Brainless Trust, by Maureen Dowd (Feb 21, 2015)
• New York Times: Separate Philanthropy From Political Clout, by the Editorial Board (Feb 20, 2015)
• Wall St Journal Blog: GOP Opposition Research Hand Tim Miller Joins Jeb Bush Team, by Beth Reinhard (Feb 20, 2015)
• New York Times Blog: Hillary Clinton and Inevitability: This Time Is Different, by Nate Silver (Feb 19, 2015)
• Wall St Journal Blog: Jeb Bush: NSA Bulk Telephone Records Collection ‘Hugely Important’, by Damian Paletta (Feb 18, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Clinton Foundation Defends Acceptance of Foreign Donations, by Peter Nicholas and Rebecca Ballhaus (Feb 18, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Jeb Bush’s Record Offers Cover From the Right, by Beth Reinhard (Feb 18, 2015)
• New York Times: For Hillary Clinton, John Podesta Is a Right Hand With a Punch, by Peter Baker (Feb 15, 2015)
• New York Times: Call Off the Dogs, by Maureen Dowd (Feb 14, 2015)
• Wall St Journal Blog: Scott Walker’s Background Raises Question: Does a College Degree Matter, by Mark Peters (Feb 13, 2015)
• New York Times: Emerging Hillary Clinton Team Shows Signs of Disquiet, by Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozik (Feb 11, 2015)
• Wall St Journal Blog: Scott Walker Demurs on Foreign Policy — And Evolution, by Mark Peters (Feb 11, 2015)
• London Review of Books: We came, we saw, he died, by Jackson Lears (Feb 5, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Wisconsin GOP Gov. Walker Takes Aim at College Outlays, Professors, by Douglas Belkin and Mark Peters (Feb 3, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: What Potential 2016 GOP Candidates Say About Vaccines, unattributed (Feb 3, 2015)
• New York Times: Mitt’s White Horse Pulls Up Lame, by Maureen Dowd (Jan 31, 2015)
• New York Times: Unease at Clinton Foundation Over Finances and Ambitions, by Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozik (Aug 13, 2013)

2014

• Wall St Journal Blog: Emails Offer View of How Jeb Bush Operated as Florida Governor, by Beth Reinhard (Dec 26, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: What Kind of Republican is Bush? His Time as Governor Offers Clues, by Laura Meckler (Dec 16, 2014)
• New York Times: Recent White House Memoirs Target Lame Duck Over a Potential Successor, by Mark Landler (Oct 10, 2014)

2011

• New York Times: In Wisconsin Battle on Unions, State Democrats See a Gift, by Monica Davey and A.G. Sulzberger (Mar 11, 2011)
• New York Times: Angry Demonstrations in Wisconsin as Cuts Loom, by Monica Davey and Steve Greenhouse (Feb 17, 2011)