Matthew Zeitlin

When Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have gotten attention for criticizing safety net programs for the poor, it has usually been because of the supposed racial undertone of their comments. But they’re saying something else too, something that recalls one of the most enthusiastic and influential proponents of supply-side fiscal policy: Jack Kemp. Earlier this […]

Rick Santorum was leading in most Michigan polls until a Romney negative ad blitz followed by a lackluster debate performance left him reeling and behind Romney in the most recent polls. Romney’s main line of attack, seen in the ads and recited in the debate, focuses on Santorum’s time in in the House and Senate: […]

Hey all, I’m Matthew Zeitlin and I will be occupying Political Animal for the weekend. Ed’s introduction yesterday, has all the important stuff: I’m a senior at Northwestern University and I’ve done some writing for The Daily, The New Republic, and the Atlantic. Yesterday was my 22nd birthday. But right now we’re concerned about a […]