The Making of the President 1960

Renegade and Dreams of My Absent Father

Don McNay | Posted 09.08.2009 | Media


Don McNay

Obama's election was not only a door opener for people of color. It also showed that people with absent dads, or no dad at all, can grow up and live in the White House.

Four Ways to Civilize and Simplify Debates

Martin Nolan | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


Martin Nolan

Shouldn't a president be concise on issues? Candidates seem to ignore the signals of blinking lights, so let's install an emphatic alarm that sounds somewhere between a fart and a fire engine.