First, every time I see Bill Clinton lately I think he's Dick Van Dyke, and I'm happy. Then his finger comes out and points and I think, "Oh, it's just Bill Clinton. I wish she had left him." Every time. Second, Ron Paul has begun to remind me of

Perhaps the most overused and under-examined word in the Democratic candidates speeches is the word "change". It's ubiquitous enough to mean everything or nothing.

With the exception of a few philosophers--Parmenides comes not to mind but through Google--most mathematical and philosophical principals agree in various degrees that change is...

The Lincoln Township, a mostly rural area, is caucusing in the cafeteria of the Indianola middle school. My first caucus was also in the township 4 years ago but it took place in the town courthouse, a much smaller venue, and I think it's safe to say there are at...

All right. It's 4:45pm so there's not going to be a ball dropping, or confetti throwing or mass kissing. But there is wine because we are at the Sommerset winery in Indianola Iowa and it is New Year's Eve. It's also cold. Before the candidate arrives, Tim Russert...

In which a prominent political journalist considers nominee wrinkles.

As someone who, at 13, campaigned for George McGovern in his 1972 presidential race. I was interested in Adam Nagourney's New York Times article about Barack Obama and the youth vote. I live in Illinois and it's true that...

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When the off-the-bus team asked us to write in on what beat we'd like to cover, I said the metaphor beat. As someone who teaches poetry and looks at language and image and tropes, I wanted to see how my skills translate into campaign coverage and candidate messages. The word...