Jimmy Carter

A Pre-Owned "New Foundation"

John McQuaid | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


John McQuaid

I thought I'd heard "New Foundation" somewhere before. Sure enough, Jimmy Carter used the same slogan as the framing device for his 1979 State of the Union address.

Obama's Right Wing Critics: Take a Chill Pill

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


Marc R. Stanley

Some Jewish Republicans will never be happy with anything this president does regarding Israel. Every action will be seen as another mystical sign of this administration's desertion of Israel.

Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.

Future Shock and Guffaw for Bookish Bush

Dave Astor | Posted 04.21.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

Given that Bush lacks the writing chops to pen a coherent book by himself, he'll still have plenty of time on his hands while someone else does the authorial heavy lifting. So, how might Dubya spend that time?

Editorial: Obama Needs To Focus His Agenda If He Wants To Avoid Jimmy Carter's Fate

The New Republic | William Galston | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


A surprised Rudolph Penner, assistant director of President Ford's OMB and later a CBO director, offered a blunt assessment of the new president: "[He...

Why I'm Not Now and Have Never Been the Democrats' "Rush Limbaugh"

Michael Moore | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


Michael Moore

I have watched with mild amusement this week the self-immolation of the Republican Party as it bows before the altar of Rush Limbaugh, begging for mer...

Shame, Shame On Them!

Norman Horowitz | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics


Norman Horowitz

It is, in a manner of speaking, silly to compare what happens at a Motion Picture and Television Studio to what happens when there is an election and ...

The Mossad's Plan to Stop Iran

Keith Thomson | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


Keith Thomson

I recently asked an intelligence source: what's being done to thwart Iran? His answer: penetration of the Iranian nuclear apparatus at the highest levels. The CIA is trying. The Mossad is more successful.

Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

Should President Obama Be More Optimistic?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

If Obama is truly committed to change, being more optimistic may not help him in that effort. Americans voted for Obama because they were acutely aware of the problems the country faces.

"I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today": Americans Want What We Can't Pay For

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


Stanton Peele

Obama's effort to resuscitate the US economy is artificial life support, since we are no longer energetic, enterprising, and creative enough to generate sufficient economic activity on our own.

Can Mitchell Succeed? Let Him Talk to Hamas

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.14.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

It is very likely that if the U.S. were to engage Hamas diplomatically, it would be much easier to achieve a peaceful political resolution of the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Obama's Missing Man

Alexander Dresner | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Alexander Dresner

The White House has reclaimed its place as an intellectual playground. In keeping with this tradition I propose a permanent addition to the White House staff: a historian-in-residence.

Michelle Obama and the Covert Influence of First Ladies

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


Carl Sferrazza Anthony

As memories of Inauguration Day 2009 begin to fade in and the new administration ensues, speculation will only increase about how politically influential Michelle Obama will be as First Lady.

A New President for Urban America

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

The Obama presidency is an opportunity for our political leadership, of both parties, to stop denigrating big cities, and ignoring the positive role they play in our political life.

After the White House: A Retirement Plan for President Bush

Dr. Stephen Forman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Dr. Stephen Forman

As President Bush leaves the White House and returns to Texas, we can only hope for him what we want for ourselves; to learn from our mistakes and to do good in the world with the time.

White House Solar Panels: What Ever Happened To Carter's Solar Thermal Water Heater? (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green


President Obama's first days in office have been chock full of reversing the actions of the previous president, from halting midnight environmental re...

'Will Jimmy Carter Meddle In Obama's Foreign Policy?': LA Times

Los Angeles Times | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


He's the president apart, pictured here standing to the side in a group photo of all the living members of The President's Club in the Oval Office ear...

Obama: The Environmental President?

Bill Chameides | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Will Obama be able to advance an environmental agenda? If so, he will have distinguished himself from Democratic administrations that promised a lot but delivered little on the environment.

President Obama and the Work of Remaking America

Scott Kurashige | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Scott Kurashige

Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement leaders defined their mission: "to save the soul of America." Obama's address can serve as a reminder of that incomplete mission.

We Want Change... But From What?

Chip Collis | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Chip Collis

In calling us back to our national heritage of pluralism, the changeObama urges has been a long time coming, a long time overdue. Obama calls not for a change in America, but in Americans themselves.

President Obama and Our America

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

Until today, I had only known two kinds of presidents, those who I really didn't like and those who I tolerated. Obama is something different, a president who I actually believe in.

Carter Snubs Clinton At Inauguration

ABC News | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter appeared to greet former Republican President George H.W. Bush and his wife warmly, kissing Barbara Bush on t...

Obama's Inauguration Could do With Less Reagan, More (Gasp) Carter

Will Bunch | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics


Will Bunch

While his words may be invoking Lincoln a lot this week, Obama's style, in pulling off the most expensive inauguration in American history as thousands are losing their jobs, is straight from the Gipper's playbook.

Obama Should Not Thank Bush at the Inauguration

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics


Ariel Gonzalez

Do not be surprised if Obama thanks Bush for his service to the nation at the start of his inaugural address. But if one looks at history, one finds that this courtesy is more the exception than the rule.