Opinion
You be the judge
Thursday, July 10th, 2008A conservative blogger has summed up a list by The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder which outlines an alleged 17 matters that Obama has changed positions on. AlterNet counters with a list of a full 61 matters that McCain switched up on. You be the judge:
With a grain of salt, read the 17 things and then read [...]
Stephen L. Carter: Getting Past Black and White
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Yale University Law Professor and novelist, Stephen L Carter has two essays of note in circulation this week. The first is “Affirmative Distraction” an Op-Ed published in the New York Times assaying the legacy of Affirmative Action. Carter’s article gives a brief historical overview of the this policy prescription, meditating on the landmark Bakke case [...]
Ari Berman: “John McCain’s Voodoo Reformism”
Friday, June 27th, 2008One of the biggest surprises of this campaign is that it is McCain, the candidate touting his experience in office, who actually has had more trouble shaping his identity. Labeled as everything from a hero to a maverick, McCain the senator and Republican presidential nominee has found it difficult living up to these iconic signatures, [...]
John Ridley: When Rove Calls Obama Arrogant, He Means “Uppity”
Friday, June 27th, 2008HuffPo contributor John Ridley expounds on Karl Rove’s latest attempts at putting Obama in his place:
The only arrogance Obama is guilty of is the same “Unforgivable Blackness” so many exceptional people of color have demonstrated throughout the history of this country: a refusal to bend to the will of the Retro Guard. To Rove, to [...]
What Ever Happened to the Republicans
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Jeff, I do not know about you, I’m still open to public-financing, as are a lot of artist-practictioners throughout this country who could use some of the financial support thrown behind Barack Obama during this campaign season. In an ideal world the money turned down by Obama and potentially McCain would be re-distributed to fund [...]
