And so it came to pass that on Nov. 4, 2008, shortly after 11 p.m. Eastern time, the American Civil War ended, as a black man… Read more »
This is one of those moments in history when it is worth pausing to reflect on the basic facts:
An American with the name Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a white woman and a black man he barely knew, … Read more »
Senator Barack Obama, the first African-American nominee for president, drew more support in Tuesday’s election than any recent candidates of the Democratic Party among a broad range of demographic groups, including several that typically favor Republicans.
Promising change to a … Read more »
We can go to the moon, split atoms to power submarines, squeeze profits from a 99 cent hamburger and watch football highlights on cell phones. But the most successful democracy in human history has yet to figure out how to … Read more »
Maybe the polls are wrong, and John McCain is about to pull off the biggest election upset in American history. But right now the Democrats seem poised both to win the White House and to greatly expand their majorities in … Read more »
All the ads, door-knocking, polling, speeches, and rallies culminate tomorrow as Americans head to the polls to vote in one of the nation’s most historic elections. With 90 percent of the electorate holding the opinion that the country is seriously … Read more »
Conservative commentators had a lot of fun mocking Barack Obama’s use of the phrase, “the fierce urgency of now.”
Noting that it had originated with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Senator Obama made it a cornerstone of his … Read more »
While Americans eagerly vote for the next president, here’s a sobering reminder: As of Tuesday, George W. Bush still has 77 days left in the White House… Read more »
John McCain has declared that he counts himself as a Republican “in the Theodore Roosevelt mold.”
But it’s hard to square Senator McCain’s candidacy with his hero worship of the 26th President.
Theodore Roosevelt repeatedly strained his ties to the … Read more »
When the American economy enters a downturn, you often hear the experts debating whether it is likely to be V-shaped (short and sharp) or U-shaped (longer but milder). Today, the American economy may be entering a downturn that is best … Read more »
