Fivethirtyeight is the ultimate political junkies’ Web site. It is probability-driven. Fantasy baseball addicts (of whom I am one) will be familiar with the principals: Will Carroll and Nate Silver of Baseball Prospectus, which specializes in detailed statistical analyses of player performance. I bought it for a couple of years but found a rival publication, [...]

When Steve Munisteri was elected chair of the state Republican party, I wrote in my report on the GOP state convention that his defeat of the ultraconservative Cathy Adams was a positive development for the state Republican party. Now I’m not so sure. Munisteri went off the deep end when he told GOP candidates for [...]

GOP Gov. Rick Perry upped the ante on the question of whether he'll debate Democratic challenger Bill White. Perry -- who has said he won't debate unless White releases his income tax returns from his time as deputy energy secretary...

Teacher groups reacted strongly today to proposed budget cuts they say would cripple public education. Education CommissionerRobert Scott Education Commissioner Robert Scott defended his agency's proposal to cut at least $260 million as a result of instruction from the state's...