Wednesday... what's in store today? Sam Stein: Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood hit back hard on Monday to charges from White House critics that President Barack Obama's economic policies -- focused on leveraging government spending to stimulate demand -- had exacerbated the recession and cons...

Your one stop pundit shop. Bob Herbert: The American dream was alive and well and seemingly unassailable. But somehow, following the oil shocks, the hyperinflation and other traumas of the 1970s, Americans allowed the right-wingers to get a toehold — and they began the serious work of smotheri...

Well, storing food and water isn't just for pandemics. We've got 7-9" so far, and more to come (until 5 pm), but that won't stop the pundits. Paul Krugman: One way to look at the international situation right now is that we’re suffering from a global paradox of thrift: around the world, desire...

Saturday punditry. Bob Herbert: The employment situation in the U.S. is, if anything, worse than most people realize. And huge numbers of young people, ages 16 to 30, are being beaten down in ways that could leave scars for a lifetime. WaPo Ombudsman: George Will and global warming. As the debate co...

Your one stop pundit shop. Anne Applebaum doesn't care what Secretary of State Clinton says about human rights, she's more interested in what the new administration will do about them. Eugene Robinson, on the upcoming "stress test" for banks: What's missing from the whole system is trust, and trust ...

Monday, and the week begins with troubles in newspaperville (not a good thing). Reuters: The publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News said on Sunday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in an attempt to deal with falling advertising revenue. The announcement comes a day ...

Sunday, and time for the pundits. Frank Rich: “I don’t want to pretend that today marks the end of our economic problems,” the president said on Tuesday at the signing ceremony in Denver. He added, hopefully: “But today does mark the beginning of the end.” Does it? No o...

Your one stop pundit shop. David Broder sobs, Barack, please, don't give up on bipartisanship. David Ignatius points out that the media treated President Obama's signing of the stimulus bill like a sporting event, obsessing over the political box score: Did President Obama have a good day Tuesday wh...

Wednesday and colder than it should be for the pundits. NY Times: Wrapped inside the economic stimulus package is about $80 billion in spending, loan guarantees and tax incentives aimed at promoting energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, higher-mileage cars and coal that is truly clean. As a s...

Your one stop pundit shop. Bob Herbert, as usual, gets it: Listening to President Obama, I was struck by how well he understands that most voters are not driven by ideology and are not searching for politically orthodox leadership. Most want leaders who speak to their needs — especially in thi...