Carl Banks

Apparently, the GOP vice presidential nominee -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- has come as a huge surprise to Democrats.

How big of a surprise? Of ... >

One hesitates to quote Shakespeare to the Editors of The Record. The thought of all that dust rising from their library shelves is enough to make me ... >

Barack Obama offers a hard-left vision for America.  He would take NJ's disastrous economic policies national, and the resulting economic ... >

Selecting the next NJN anchor will certainly be a different process than what happens at the major networks, local affiliates and other public ... >

Tibet – the broad, high plateau between India and China – is bigger than Western Europe and the source of the great rivers of Asia: the Indus, ... >

For the past few weeks, I've watched with fascination as politician after politician have appeared on a beach or a boardwalk and declared their ... >

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Some time ago, I analyzed the Catholic vote and noted in passing how some members of the Church hierarchy, in places such as St. Louis and Colorado ... >

Joey Novick from Politics Unusual spent the entire week live blogging from the Convention. Here are his daily posts, exclusive to PolitickerNJ.com. >

During a gubernatorial debate in 2005, then-U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine was asked if he supported lowering the drinking age to 18.

"I think it is ... >