ANTHONY WEINER’S TWITTER feed is largely inactive. That’s probably for the best. The Democrat’s trajectory in New York City politics was once nothing short of meteoric. Over a 20-year period, he swapped a staff position in then-Congressman Chuck Schumer’s office…

Following the back-and-forth of California’s calamitous politics in Sacramento is like shopping at the grocery store: Everything costs more these days and most things have an expiration date. Take Gov. Jerry Brown’s most decisive pledge from last year’s campaign. It’s even…