Dan Quayle

Sarah Palin: A Sleight of Gender?

Dee Dee Myers | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Dee Dee Myers

Does the McCain camp really expect pro-choice Democratic and independent women to be swayed by a sleight-of-gender?

Do Conventions Matter?

John McQuaid | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


John McQuaid

The faux-drama the media build up around party conventions is unjustified. About the only thing that really matters, in terms of its ability to move votes, is the nominee's acceptance speech.

Dish After Davos: Magic and The Mountains

Susan Sawyers | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Susan Sawyers

Much like Thomas Mann's main character in The Magic Mountain, written in Davos, I was an "ordinary [wo]man," amongst a sea of world leaders and power brokers. This convergence of knowledge and influence in one place made for some heady observations and encounters.