Gail Collins's Blog, page 70

An Ethnic Map

Brooks and Collins on how the politics of immigration reform are shaping the Republican Party.

An Ode to Helium

Forget the hot air jokes, people. Who said that Congress hasn’t been getting anything done lately?

The Luv Guv’s Last Stand

Mark Sanford is on the barricades, and his fate might tell us something about how far Americans are willing to go in overlooking a politician’s misbehavior.

Days of the Jackals

Brooks and Collins compare cooperation among animals in the wild to cooperation among politicians in Washington.

Congress Is Socially Insecure

What’s going on in Washington, people? Could it be that the great partisan stalemate is actually wobbling?

Yipes, It’s Congress on the Move

Listen up, people! There is so much more to current events than just ferrets.

Political Introspection

Birds don’t do it. Bees don’t do it. What about our political animals?

A New Era in Political Corruption

New York’s recent corruption scandals shatter our confidence that taking money was the one thing politicians know how to do well.

Remembering the Affair to Remember

Mark Sanford is back, and South Carolina’s got him and his Argentine squeeze and his campaign for a House seat.

Guns, Guns, Guns

Brooks and Collins on what to do about the omnipresence of weapons, from Illinois to Colorado to Texas to North Korea.