

President Obama's singing "Amazing Grace" at a funeral for the victims of the Charleston shooting was an underappreciated moment of his presidency.

Hillary Drew the Lowest Turnout Boston’s Black Neighborhoods Have Seen in Twenty Years
You might expect turnout to drop without Barack Obama on the ticket. But reality was much, much worse . . .

How Not to Sell Your Policies to the Public
Far too many politicians communicate with the public using buzzwords and jargon, instead of speaking in plain English.

Something’s Missing from This Month’s Jobs Report
The November jobs report dampens hopes that the economy was on the brink of a true boom.

Paul Krugman Has Painted Himself into an Odd Corner
Liberal economist Paul Krugman can't make up his mind about why he opposes Donald Trump.

Not a Perfect Jobs Report, But a Good One
October's jobs report had good news, but it's still not as good as the Obama administration says.

Watch Hillary Pull a Brian Williams
Hillary Clinton makes dishonest claims about economic policy, including studies on the phenomenon of "quarterly capitalism."

Trump’s Right: Hillary Is Proposing One of the Biggest Tax Increases in History
Hillary Clinton's proposed tax increase, as Donald Trump said during the presidential debate, would be one of the largest in history.
Re: The Map Follows the National Polls, Cont.
To follow up on Rich’s point that, as Trump’s numbers rise nationally, the picture of how he’d win the states he needs becomes clearer, too, I recommend Nate Silver’s piece ...

Yes, Moderators Really Aren’t Good at Fact-Checking
Mother Jones's Kevin Drum takes issue with my argument that moderators shouldn't try correcting candidates.