“I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.” – Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America… Read More ›
Mitt Romney
The Youth Vote Gets Out
On the front page of today’s New York Times was a piece with the header, “Hit by Recession, Young Voters Shed Image as Obama’s Army.” The article starts off with a quote from a 20-year old Latina college grad recollecting… Read More ›
When the Legend Becomes Fact: The Middle Class in America
Middle class—two words that are impregnated with more meaning and baggage than any other in the American lexicon. From our nation’s inception, that middle class was what set us apart from the stuffy Old World attitudes of Europe or (later… Read More ›
Same-Sex Marriage: Conservative Edition
On paper, Paul Singer sounds like every other obscenely wealthy conservative voice in the United States. His resume reads like ½ of the New York Times obituaries ever written: Born in metro NYC he received his J.D. From Harvard Law,… Read More ›
Chartering a Course for Disaster
By Drew Gibson Why would he go there? Why in the name of all things bright and beautiful would Mitt Romney spend an hour or two in the heart of West Philadelphia? I realize that Pennsylvania is a crucial swing… Read More ›
Virally Suppressed - Muckraking For The Modern World 