It’s no accident that Obama does well with young voters. There’s something about his rhetoric that especially appeals to the idealism of youth. As Betsy Newmark points out, the young are often “too ignorant of history to realize that change … Continue reading →
The Squad is taking two weeks off the podcast circuit. Till then.
Continue reading →There’s been some hoo-ha in the blogopsphere about a poll asking 2000 high school students to name the ten most famous Americans. Here was their list: 1. Martin Luther King Jr.: 67% 2. Rosa Parks: 60% 3. Harriet Tubman: 44% … Continue reading →
Ross Douthat has a description of the McCain-bashing pundits that’s not likely to sit well with them. But I think he’s spot on: With their inflexibility, grudge-holding and eagerness to evict heretics rather than seek converts, too many of conservatism’s … Continue reading →
Read the speech John McCain made on Thursday to CPAC for yourself, and see what you think. Although he freely admits that he hasn’t always marched to conservative tunes on every issue, he asserts his basic conservatism. McCain then goes … Continue reading →
One of the greatest pleasures of having a blog is viewing the sitemeter and noticing the broad geographic scope of the visitors. It’s a graphic demonstration of how the internet reaches around the globe, even with a moderate-sized blog such … Continue reading →
First we had the new counterinsurgency manual. Now the army has a new operations manual with an emphasis on postwar stabilization. This is referred to as a “newly minted doctrine” and “a major development that draws on the hard-learned lessons … Continue reading →
The NY Times takes note of a disturbing trend towards ultra-thin models. Why is this news? Well, the models in question are men. Take a look. We’re not talking slender and trim here; after all, male models have never been … Continue reading →
Mitt Romney has dropped out of the Presidential race. Whether it’s because he sees there’s no hope and wants to avoid further squabbling in the Republican camp, or whether he still harbors thoughts of a brokered convention in which he … Continue reading →
I don’t go to the movies that often, but last night I went to see “Juno.” It seemed a good bet. First of all, it’s a chick flick. And I’m a chick. Secondly, all the reviews said the same things—funny, … Continue reading →
But now it’s Wednesday. The upshot? Hillary and Obama are still neck and neck, with Hillary a hair ahead. I see Tuesday’s results as a slight check for Obama in that his momentum may have been slowed somewhat. For me, … Continue reading →
Anyone who reads this blog knows I consider the Iraq war one of the biggest issues of the day. Yes, it’s faded in the news, mostly because it’s going relatively well now. But Vietnam was also going relatively well in … Continue reading →