Popular Election of the President: A Failed Experiment
In the Constitution the method for electing the President bears only a limited resemblance to the system which we use today. The basic description of […]
Month: October 2008
On the Road to Argentina and Tyranny
With the election almost upon us and most polls showing Barack Obama with a substantial lead, many people are wondering what the future might look […]
Amid Lies and Paranoia, Campaign Tensions Continue to Escalate
The increasingly ugly and angry tone of the presidential campaign began to take on new substance this week with the emergence of the story of […]
Obama Fan Attacks and Mutillates McCain Campaign Worker
In an incident which seems like it epitomizes much of the anger and bitterness of this election season, a McCain campaign worker from College Station, […]
Final Thoughts on the Defending the American Dream Summit
I didn’t get a chance to wrap up my thoughts on the Defending the American Dream summit this past weekend, but now I can reflect […]
Will McCain Profit from the Soft Racism of Doubt?
Too often when discussing the presidential campaign of Barack Obama the topic turns to the issue of racism and what role it will play in […]
Obama: Promise them Anything
In a speech Monday in Toledo, Ohio, Barack Obama fell back on the classic populist political formula and began promising his enthusiastic audience absolutely anything […]
More Voices from the Defending the American Dream Summit
On Saturday at the Defending the American Dream summit I got a chance to sit down with several interesting attendees and hold some short, purposeful […]
Eating Rubber Chicken with the Feral Republicans
Friday night at the Defending the American Dream summit I discovered a special kind of conservative, ones who are battered and bruised but remain unbowed. […]
Voices from the Defending the American Dream Summit
The pickings were slim on Friday morning at the Defending the American Dream summit. Apparently conservative activists have actual jobs they have to go to. […]