Probably because she is the most concise and incisive writer on the political scene.
Yep. That’s gotta be a real handicap when writing about politics. She oughta take up rope tricks and doin one person shows. Just stay the hell away from those stupid small planes.
“she is the most concise and incisive writer on the political scene”
Add to that thinker and doer and fiddle around with your adjectives so the two additions fit nicely in your new sentence.