Articles by Karl Rove

Obama Can't Be Trusted With Numbers

Wall Street Journal | July 9, 2009

In February, President Barack Obama signed a $787 billion stimulus bill while making lavish promises about the results. 

A Family's Valor, a Nation's Freedom

Wall Street Journal | July 2, 2009

At a dinner last week in California, I was reminded of the debt we owe to those who have, for 233 years, sustained our freedom and independence.

ObamaCare Isn't Inevitable

Wall Street Journal | June 25, 2009

While still good, President Barack Obama's political health is deteriorating, threatened by what he thought would be balm -- his ambitious plan for a government takeover of health care.

The GOP Can Stop ObamaCare

Wall Street Journal | June 18, 2009

It's extremely unlikely that Republicans will be able to pass their own health-care plan in this Congress.

How to Stop Socialized Health Care

Wall Street Journal | June 11, 2009

It was a sobering breakfast with one of the smartest Republicans on Capitol Hill. We can fix a lot of bad stuff President Barack Obama might do, he told me.

It's the Economy, Stupid

Wall Street Journal | June 4, 2009

Tomorrow will likely bring more bad news for President Barack Obama on the number one issue for voters -- the economy.

'Empathy' Is Code for Judicial Activism

Wall Street Journal | May 28, 2009

Both President Barack Obama and Republicans get something they want from the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.

Flip-Flops and Governance

Wall Street Journal | May 21, 2009

Barack Obama inherited a set of national-security policies that he rejected during the campaign but now embraces as president. This is a stunning and welcome about-face.

Is Pelosi in Trouble?

The Washington Post | May 21, 2009

The kerfluffle over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's CIA briefing on enhanced interrogation matters a lot.

Congress and Waterboarding

Wall Street Journal | May 14, 2009

Someone important appears not to be telling the truth about her knowledge of the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs). That someone is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The political persecution of Bush administration officials she has been pushing may now ensnare her.