My readers know I am dismayed that some Jewish voters balk at supporting a certain African-American candidate with a funny name.http://www.huffingtonp...
I was guest blogging for Ezra Klein over at American Prospect last week. I want to share this particular item with my HuffPo readers, since it means a...
Conventional wisdom holds that Barack Obama is a charismatic newcomer who holds less appeal to regular people. Tell that to anyone with a serious health problem.
This election is not about the mojo of party activists. It's not about the egos of Obamas, Clintons, and their various retinues. It's about people who need real help, and are wondering how Democrats would provide it.
There is a mentality at work here, whereby the comfortable and complacent regard the suffering of others with undue equanimity. You can't afford regular healthcare, but you can always go down to the ER.
Governor Palin's party opposes women's access to family planning services that prevent unwanted pregnancies and that give poor women the same reproductive choices she herself enjoys.
When my daughters were younger, they would often ask basic questions about the world and their place in it as I tucked them into bed: "Daddy, can I ...
