Running for president? Write a book first ... Candidates who use their book tour to get wonky ... Does anyone actually buy these books? ... Locking down the "conservative culture warrior" vote ... Which of this year's GOP authors will win it all? ... Rebecca on takeaways from the Koch summit ...

The Congressional Budget Office "dynamic scoring" controversy ... Is the GOP opening a Pandora's box? ... Don't hate the CBO players, hate the CBO game ... Did Grubergate doom the current CBO chief? ... Weighing the merits of dynamic scoring ... Why liberals' worst-case CBO scenario is unlikely ...

The libertarian response to Ferguson ... Why cops should welcome body cams ... Eric Garner and the Tea Party ... Robby: Rand Paul's cigarette tax critique is dead on ... Kevin: Conservatives must grapple with the reality of racism ... The difficulty of fighting over-criminalization ...

Why conservatives fear the 2014 lame-duck session ... Is "prove you can govern" a trap for the GOP? ... Obama's leverage on immigration ... "Process is a really big deal in the American constitution" ... The next battle: Obama's attorney general pick ... Will the GOP Senate defer to Obama? ...

Colorado's great voting experiment ... Negative ads actually work ... Is Scott Walker getting a pass from Dems? ... Upset alert: New Hampshire ... Kevin calls Kansas for independent candidate Greg Orman ... A wave year for the GOP? ...