In his first inaugural address in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed his belief that in America, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Last week, Republican Senate hopeful Scott...

Last week, New Jersey’s incumbent governor, Republican Chris Christie, swamped his Democratic opponent Barbara Buono by a 21-point margin. Virginia’s Republican candidate for governor, Attorney General...

It has been alleged that the Republicans in the House of Representatives are holding the country hostage by refusing to approve any budget fully funding Obamacare. This accusation is an absurd calumny,...

Debt limit. Fiscal cliff. Sequestration. Government shutdown. We’ve heard these doom-and-gloom buzzwords far too many times in political debates over the past few years. Repeated Washington-manufactured...

It’s become almost trite for Americans to complain about the lack of bipartisanship in Washington. Every stump speech includes some standard line about the need to break the “partisan gridlock.” “The...

There is no doubt about it: Georgetown has drifted a long way from its Catholic roots. Students, faculty members and even Jesuits, while embracing the Church’s concern for the poor, tend to condemn or...

I identify as a Republican, but that doesn’t mean I won’t call my party out when I disagree with it. In fact, I’ll be the first one to say that the GOP is downright wrong about its approach to...

With the Republican and Democratic National Conventions completed and the party bases energized, the real campaigning begins as the candidates focus their efforts more aggressively on swing states. The...

The Democratic Party has increasingly dominated the Hispanic vote in the United States. In doing so, it has propagated a false and destructive narrative that this is because of the Democrats’ unique...

The Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., last week symbolized a new era of reestablishing the GOP’s image. Despite several political gaffes over the last few weeks, the Republican Party showcased...

Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich stressed his desire to return the country to its religious values and reform Social Security Wednesday. Gingrich’s...

Mitt Romney's primary wins in Arizona and Michigan Tuesday were hardly a surprise. In Arizona, his Mormon and Western roots gave him a leg up. In Michigan, the facts that he was born and raised in the...