Also known as my latest Alternet piece. In part: At first, Americans did not protest much against the end of the income tax, but with skyrocketing income inequality of the Gilded Age, grassroots movements sprung up to find solutions. Many Americans were attracted to simple...
Month: September 2012
That seemingly innocuous statement is from the "Inspiration" subsection of the Wikipedia entry on Philip Roth's novel The Human Stain. I write "seemingly innocuous" because it points to a problem.
This fall, I am teaching graduate students for the first time. I am teaching our senior capstone course, which graduate students can sign up for. My course in on the.
The Honorable Jacqueline Hatch I'll say. Prosecutors contended that [Officer Evans] drank eight beers and then drove himself to the Green Room, where he flashed his badge in an attempt to get into a concert for free. While inside, he walked up behind the victim,...
Although I do not have children, when I was integrated into the gigantic family of my in-laws, I was exposed to the American Girl Doll phenomenon. The dolls' little historical.
Oh, you could spend some time quibbling with the particularly egregious howlers in Matt Stoller's latest bit of Obamney nihilism. For example: And on a policy level, whether you call.
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When I was in Seattle this summer, I saw a number of the fancy new stations showing on 15th NW in anticipation of the launch of Rapidride D, ostensibly a.
To answer Scott's question, the narrative that would be used to try to counter Clinton was already in place: Even here, Lawrence couldn’t quite make himself say that Clinton had.
No. You don't need to be a white Republican to appeal to white Republicans: you merely need to tailor your rhetoric so that it appeals to white Republicans. Doesn't matter what color you are. It's not about the person on the stage: it's about the...
The relative inability of the Republican Party to attract women voters sure is mysterious. Related.
I am agnostic on the Bully Pulpit debate we frequently have on the blog. I think both Scott and those who disagree with him make good points. So I don't.