Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway
Welcome to Reaganpalooza. It's colossal. It's stupendous. It's also sincere, endearing and not without a certain poignancy. Published February 3, 2011
Inside the Beltway
There are fabricated "bipartisan" moments. Then there are the real ones. Published February 2, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Snowprah Winfrey, Snoverkill, SnOMG, Snonami — the nation has moved far beyond mere Snowpocalypse. Published February 1, 2011
Inside the Beltway
It helps to know that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is ever at the ready while Americans face another round of terrible snowstorms. FEMA'S on it. Published January 31, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Some Americans may pine for "The Star-Spangled Banner" to be sung at public events without showbiz flourishes and in a manner perhaps familiar to its creator, Francis Scott Key. The dazzling factor should be prominent, however, at Super Bowl XLV, when chanteuse Christina Aguilera delivers the national anthem. Published January 30, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Once, much of the left-leaning press wallowed in unkind mockery or criticism of President Reagan. Now, opportunistic and canny journalists can't wait to say "Reaganesque." Published January 27, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Among dozens of political reactions to President Obama's State of the Union address comes one from Herman Cain, a Georgia businessman turned talk radio host, a 2012 Republican presidential hopeful and the preferred candidate of Ann Coulter. Published January 26, 2011
Inside the Beltway
"This paper offers one more reason why Fox News viewers are so ill-informed on so many issues. I mean, have you seen those photos of Megyn Kelly?" observes Tom Jacobs, an analyst with Miller-McCune magazine, in commenting on a study of the attractiveness of TV news "anchorettes." Published January 25, 2011
Inside the Beltway
What's the state of the union before the State of the Union speech on Tuesday night? Pretty prickly. Published January 24, 2011
Inside the Beltway
With the promise of some giddy political theater, broadcast coverage of President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night is approaching Hollywood proportions. Published January 23, 2011
Inside the Beltway
The State of the Union company picnic is looming on Capitol Hill. Come Tuesday, there will be sack races, an egg toss, a group sing, and oh yes, a big speech from President Obama in there somewhere. Published January 20, 2011
Inside the Beltway
"Will the Senate resolve to listen to will of the American people?" asks Jenny Beth Martin, a founder of the 15-million member Tea Party Patriots. Published January 19, 2011
Inside the Beltway
"O: A Presidential Novel," written by Anonymous and published by Simon & Schuster — otherwise known as Simon & Sh-h-h-h — has journalists chafing to speculate on who or what is behind the cheeky fiction centered on the upcoming 2012 presidential election. Published January 18, 2011
Inside the Beltway
The monumental presence of China already is on American soil, well before the state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who arrives in Washington on Tuesday with a bustling entourage and a full agenda. Published January 17, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Pf-f-f-t. There goes all that newfound civility in press and politics. Published January 16, 2011
Inside the Beltway
The tragedy cycle is just about complete. Published January 13, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Do lawmakers need bodyguards now? Almost half of Americans agree with the idea. Published January 12, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Sensible America has spoken. The nation does not think "harsh political tone" had anything to do with Saturday's deadly shootings in Arizona, where a Democratic lawmaker was severely injured, this according to a nimble CBS News survey revealing that 57 percent of respondents agreed that rhetoric and the terrible events were unrelated. Published January 11, 2011
Inside the Beltway
The hypersensitive public discourse on violence, rhetoric, civility, guns, politics and the press barrels on, 72 hours after the Arizona shootings. Published January 10, 2011
Inside the Beltway
News coverage of the Arizona shooting showcased a wide spray of partisan attacks in the 48 hours that followed the tragedy, with collateral damage and much talk of political rhetoric and biased media coverage. Published January 9, 2011
