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Ties, Sport Coats and Chinos - Welcome to the Republican National Convention

Rusty Russell | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home


Rusty Russell

The Republican National Convention looks and feels completely different from last week's Democratic one. The crowd expresses not hope but simmering anger, and the delegates come across as old and outdated.

State of Confusion: Things We Cannot Say About John McCain

Bryant Welch | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Bryant Welch

As a psychologist we learn quickly that we are all subject to subtle, subliminally transmitted "rules" that we let control us. In my book State of Con...

Change I Wish They Believed In

Kate Bornstein | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


Kate Bornstein

We're months away from the big US election that will alter the course of war in the Middle East, health care for US citizens, and some provide relief from the economy we've slogging through.

Will the Media Pick McCain VP?

Morgan Warners | Posted 07.31.2008 | Media


Morgan Warners

I don't see McCain backing out of all the insinuations that old age is to blame for his geographic confusion, but it's the media's job to make him try...

McCain's Aging Cocoon

Lester Feder | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home


Lester Feder

Doctors can alleviate any concerns about McCain's health. But Americans can rightly wonder whether he truly understands the faltering economy that he will have to steer back to health if he becomes president.

McCain Plays The Age Card Against Obama

New York Times | Michael Luo | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Now who's making age an issue? Senator John McCain mocked Senator Barack Obama here today at an airport rally, repeatedly calling him a "young man" w...

McCain Medical Records: If Nothing Else, He's Old

Sonata Lee | Posted 05.30.2008 | Home


Sonata Lee

McCain is a cancer survivor. He broke both arms and his right leg when his plane was shot down over Hanoi. He was stabbed with a bayonet by villagers and then tortured for five-and-a-half years.

John McCain Goes For A Physical: "I'm as Healthy as the Economy!"

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home


Nathaniel Bach

McCain can't blame his campaign-trail Iraq war gaffes on a deteriorating mind. Which means that instead he's simply misinformed and does not understand the war we're waging or whom we're waging it against.

People Grow More Liberal With Age, Research Concludes

LiveScience.com | Clara Moskowitz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


The stereotype of a cranky old man, set in his ways, getting more conservative by the day, is an enduring one. But new research has debunked the myth ...