Gail Collins's Blog, page 52

Where the Road Meets the Walrus

The gas tax might be a good topic to discuss when people ask you what you thought of President Obama’s State of the Union address.

Texas Is Sending You a Present

Almost everybody has a favorite Rick Perry moment, and we all might get to revisit them during the 2016 campaign.

Dropouts and Politics and Cats

How important do you think it is for a president to have a college degree?

On Duty for the Chris Christie Hug Watch

What will Chris Christie do if the Dallas Cowboys win the big game this weekend?

Back to the Future

The new Congress is back in Washington and already hard at work in aiming for “bipartisan achievement.”

Hillary Versus History

With only 55 weeks until the New Hampshire primary and seven months until the Iowa straw poll, there is much presidential history to contemplate.

Dinner Party Political Primer

Whatever you do, don’t confuse the cromnibus with the cronut, the pastry that’s half-croissant and half-doughnut at your holiday party.

It’s Cruel. It’s Useless. It’s the C.I.A.

There was a lot to digest in that big Senate Intelligence Committee report.

The Woes of Working Women

Today, we’re tracking the bill that would require employers to make “reasonable accommodations” for workers who become pregnant.

Of Taxes, Pigs and Congress

Pay attention! Congress is hard at work on the bill of the month.