Ron Fournier

Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.

'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible.

American exceptionalism is the recurring character in the nation's narrative.

Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House agenda of her own, and an approval rating higher than the president's.

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.

It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner.