Gail Collins's Blog, page 55

What Women Want

From personhood to motherhood, women’s issues dominate 2014 campaigns.

What Would Edmund Burke Say?

Brooks and Collins on revolutionary change, oppositional politics and the electoral future of Elizabeth Warren, Rand Paul and Hillary Clinton.

Independents' Day

Brooks and Collins on unusual campaign developments in Kansas and South Dakota.

Rules to Vote By

It’s time for some major-league soul-searching as we look at the candidates running in the midterm elections.

The Peculiar Art of the Washington Memoir

Brooks and Collins on recent works by Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta and Bob Gates.

The Walrus and the Politicians

You’d think that lawmakers in places where ice is melting and the sea levels are rising, like Alaska and Louisiana and Florida, would be on the forefront of climate science, right?

Securing Social Security

Is that anti-baby-boomer sentiment that’s popping up in Senate debates and congressional races around the country?

Swing State Envy, Anyone?

Brooks and Collins on the confounding mid-term elections.

Not for the Faint of Heart

Real fear and loathing on the campaign trail.

Florida Goes Down the Drain

Climate change is the new unmentionable these days on Capitol Hill and in state capitols.