The Hill Times, inside Ottawa's weekly newspaper, has come out with its 13th Annual All Politics Poll. Dying to know who political insiders believe about the personalities and issues that shaped the past year? Well, here you go.

Thank you to those who provided feedback on yesterday's post on some of the more interesting policy and ideas-oriented lists we've stumbled upon of late. I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling overwhelmed. I'm also glad you're adding to that overwhelmed feeling by suggesting a few more lists. As promised, I'll share them here: 1. The Atlantic's most-read stories of 2009. It didn't include one o... [More]

End-of-year lists are ubiquitous to the point of exhaustion at this time of year, but they are also a great way to get caught up on things you should probably know. A few have caught my eye these past days: First, Foreign Policy's list of the top 100 global thinkers is inspiring. U.S. Fed Reserve chair Ben Bernanke tops the pile for his work fighting global economic depression (a feat that al... [More]