Mark Steyn

Right-Wing Media Respond To Fort Hood Shooting By Attacking Muslims

Media Matters | B.C.O. | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Right-wing media figures have used the shooting at Fort Hood as an excuse to attack Islam and American Muslims in particular, with Debbie Schlussel, f...

Denouncing Obama's Desire for Dijon is Downright Dangerous

Sandy Goodman | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


Sandy Goodman

Democrats are elitist, right-wingers insist, even if they are needy enough to receive not just college, but high school scholarships. In this case, the proof of Obama's elitism was his request for Dijon.

Pete Seeger, "Folk Music" and the Left

Jesse Larner | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment


Jesse Larner

As someone on the left who loves folk music, I understand that I'm supposed to feel mystically uplifted by the dean of activist folkies. But I never could stand Pete.

Obama Shows the World's Muslims a New American Face

Rob Asghar | Posted 05.09.2009 | World


Rob Asghar

Obama's ability to identify ethnically and emotionally with the Islamic world, along with his ability to articulate American tolerance that goes back to the founding fathers, means that we're on our way.

Thomas B. Edsall

Some Conservatives Air Concerns Over Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign's desperate gamble on Sarah Palin, aimed at reversing the Arizona senator's downward spiral, has met with decidedly mixed reaction...