The National Interest
	U.S. News senior writer Michael Barone is also the principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics .

Boardinghouse rules: President-elect Bush aims to make friends, one at a time. (1/8/01)

The 49 percent nation: Despite divisions, a few issues might make a majority. (12/25/00)

Red Queen rules: With judicial activists, it's the results that matter most. (12/18/00)

Lies and statistics: Team Gore is still using fuzzy math to heist the election. (12/11/00)

Thou shalt not steal: Why rules really do matter–more than results. (12/4/00)

How Bush can lead: Governor's bipartisan pledge is just what the country needs. (11/20/00)

The new political map: Puzzled by the state poll results? So are the candidates. (11/6/00)

When talk is cheap: Like JFK in 1960, George Bush is winning on substance. (10/23/00)

The death of Big Media: But who knows where voters are getting their facts? (10/9/00)

Is it 1988 or 1994? Two scenarios, one favoring Gore, the other Bush. (9/25/00)

A fair question: Bush's tax plan keeps the special interests at bay. (9/11/00)

Making labor's day: Gore won't cut his ties to the union movement's dark side. (9/4/00)

His parents' son: Why Gore chose confrontation over a consensus strategy. (8/28/00)

Rewriting history: Bush's vision could become the New Deal of the future. (8/14/00)

A textbook campaign: Bush makes hay before the convention lights shine. (7/10/00)

Beat the press: By not answering questions, Al and Hillary raise many. (6/26/00)

Gore in the balance: His book reveals a fanatical approach to the environment. (5/1/00)

Eight more months: Over the long, long haul, the issues may yet favor the Republicans. (3/20/00)

Will unions rule?: Indispensable to Gore, labor may be the campaign's secret winner. (3/6/00)

A reformers' party: Voters still want change, but which candidate can make the sale? (2/21/00)

The era of big promises: Gore and Bradley prefer government in the large size. (1/24/00)

The voters rule: In Manchester, Mexico, and Moscow, an imperfect system works. (2/7/00)

What Republicans want: Welcome to the politics of 'good enough.' (12/13/99)

Money talks in politics, and that's good. (11/15/99)

The candidates going against type. (10/18/99)

The unions go public. (10/4/99)

Gore's upstream battle. (8/9/99)

The Gore administration is here. (2/22/99)