Latest articles by Robert Shrum
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We're in the euro now
feature The eurozone teeters on the brink of financial catastrophe, and the U.S. economy — and the 2012 election — may hang in the balance
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Is it Mitt in Iowa?
feature Romney has long downplayed the importance of the first-in-the-nation caucuses, but an increasingly likely win would help him cruise to the nomination
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The GOP establishment better get used to Newt
feature A rhyming commentariat chorus inside the GOP wrote Gingrich off. But now he's back — and he's not going away
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Obama needs a dose of ideology
feature His legislative accomplishments are altering the American landscape. But the president can't prevail politically without that old time religion
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The summer of Obama's discontent
feature August has historically been a treacherous month for the president. But Obama can own this month, this year, and next, if he regains the fierce urgency of now
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Obama's gay-marriage endorsement is a moral and political win
feature Pundits are eager to pontificate on how supporting same-sex marriage will cost Obama in November. They couldn't be more wrong
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The GOP lost the European elections
feature In France and Greece, voters reject ill-conceived austerity measures. Budget-slashing Republicans in the U.S. ought to pay attention
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Obama's two pressing problems
opinion On health-care reform, the president must move quickly to secure victory. He doesn't have as much time as he thinks on gay rights, either.
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A Tale of Two Clintons
opinion The defeat of former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor's race has been called the end of the Clinton era. But for which Clinton?
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The Santelli contagion
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Obama's morning in America
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Mitt's single-digit landslide, and Newt's singularly focused revenge
feature Romney can no longer avoid the fury of his desperate rivals. This weekend in New Hampshire, they'll pile on the frontrunner like never before
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Heroes and villains of health reform
feature It's not over—yet. But here's how history will record the profiles in courage and cowardice we've witnessed in the health-reform battle.
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The Pelosi and McCain Awards
feature Shrum's first annual honors to the courageous and cowardly in American politics
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Taking Sarah Palin seriously
feature I used to joke about her. But I won't anymore
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Obama's midterm roadmap
feature The president has a case to make. When will he start making it?
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The Republicans' faulty foundation
opinion Once again, the GOP opts for deceit as a short-term political tactic while praying that a cracked base doesn't crumble.
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Obama, appeasement and the race baiters
feature It's no secret why this White House flees from racial controversy. But for his sake and ours, Obama must confront the appeals to America's worst instincts.
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In defense of Karl Rove
feature It's not that Rove has a score to settle with Rick Perry. He just knows this Texas governor would make a disastrous GOP nominee
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Governor Perry, you're no Ronald Reagan
feature The GOP presidential frontrunner can't compete with his party's modern-day hero — and neither can the inauthentic Mitt Romney
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How Obama can avoid becoming George Bush
feature A master of foreign policy must confront the march of the economic morons to evade the 41st president's fate
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The Democrats' self-defeating crybaby chorus
feature After a special election loss in New York City, many on the Left are boneheadedly fleeing Obama — just when they should be rallying to his side
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Praying for Rick Perry
feature Republicans pray that the floundering Texan will pick up his game. Democrats pray that President Obama gets to face a terribly damaged Perry in 2012
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Is America still a serious nation?
feature A visit to Southeast Asia evokes memories of our folly-filled past — and serves as a reminder of the critical issues we face today
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