Hillary Clinton's Legacy
Two months ago I wrote about the emerging parallels between the bitterness of the current Democratic primary and the split between early white women's rights activists and abolitionist after the Civil...
View ArticleObama in Florida: Hooray for Substance!
Barack Obama went to Florida yesterday and gave me something real to write about.It has been some time since I have posted to this blog. The campaign became to dully repetitive. How many times can we...
View ArticleThe Wrong Way for Obama to Show His Patriotism
Barack Obama gave a great speech last night. I particularly liked the balance he struck when he said he would honor McCain’s accomplishments even if McCain did not return this respect. But, as is often...
View ArticleOn Blogging, Politics and Patriotism
I received more negative comments than I ever have from my post yesterday criticizing Obama's call to "restore our image as the last, best hope on Earth. the United States." I think it worthwhile to...
View ArticleDon't Take Anything Otherwise for Granted
Watching the speeches of Barack Obama and John McCain Tuesday night made it tempting to consider this race for the White House in the bag. That would be a terrible mistake.There was Obama, in his...
View ArticleObama-[blank]-Gore: The Third Person on the Ticket
Just for a moment, forget about the Obama ticket and allow me to place my nomination for a third: Al Gore for a high-profile cabinet-level post on climate change.I am not talking about just announcing...
View ArticleThe Hillary We Hardly Knew
For her last hurrah as a presidential contender yesterday, Hillary Clinton repackaged herself yet again, this time as a vocal and thoughtful feminist. I like this Hillary. Where has she been the last...
View ArticleObama's Internet Money Machine and the Future
A friendly warning to everyone (including myself) who is celebrating the unprecedented success of the Obama money machine: be careful what you wish for.There are many factors in the perfect political...
View ArticleObama, Money, and a Campaign Finance Proposal
Just to calm your tempers a bit, let me state from the start that my intention here is neither to endorse nor criticize Barack Obama’s decision to opt out of public campaign financing. So relax. What I...
View ArticleObama, Mathew, and Joshua
Since early in the campaign, I have been writing about how Barack Obama has the potential to realign American politics in a way not seen since the Reagan revolution. Key to this are demographic changes...
View ArticleA Powerful, Easy Way to Tell Obama to Get FISA Right
Since I started writing about Senator Obama’s reversal on the upcoming FISA vote, the number of comments to my Huffington Post column shot up 1000%, and they are mostly supportive. It turns out that...
View ArticleWhy Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue
It's just plain sad what the gay and lesbian movement has come to. November 4 was so extraordinary, so magical. The whole world seemed to come together. Except for gays and lesbians in California. We...
View ArticleHillary Clinton's Legacy
Two months ago I wrote about the emerging parallels between the bitterness of the current Democratic primary and the split between early white women's rights activists and abolitionist after the Civil...
View ArticleObama in Florida: Hooray for Substance!
Barack Obama went to Florida yesterday and gave me something real to write about.It has been some time since I have posted to this blog. The campaign became to dully repetitive. How many times can we...
View ArticleThe Wrong Way for Obama to Show His Patriotism
Barack Obama gave a great speech last night. I particularly liked the balance he struck when he said he would honor McCain’s accomplishments even if McCain did not return this respect. But, as is often...
View ArticleOn Blogging, Politics and Patriotism
I received more negative comments than I ever have from my post yesterday criticizing Obama's call to "restore our image as the last, best hope on Earth. the United States." I think it worthwhile to...
View ArticleDon't Take Anything Otherwise for Granted
Watching the speeches of Barack Obama and John McCain Tuesday night made it tempting to consider this race for the White House in the bag. That would be a terrible mistake.There was Obama, in his...
View ArticleObama-[blank]-Gore: The Third Person on the Ticket
Just for a moment, forget about the Obama ticket and allow me to place my nomination for a third: Al Gore for a high-profile cabinet-level post on climate change.I am not talking about just announcing...
View ArticleThe Hillary We Hardly Knew
For her last hurrah as a presidential contender yesterday, Hillary Clinton repackaged herself yet again, this time as a vocal and thoughtful feminist. I like this Hillary. Where has she been the last...
View ArticleObama's Internet Money Machine and the Future
A friendly warning to everyone (including myself) who is celebrating the unprecedented success of the Obama money machine: be careful what you wish for.There are many factors in the perfect political...
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