Barack Obama’s Charisma Will Save The World
Sunday, April 20th, 2008When it comes to Iran, Barack Obama says that the US needs to be careful about the use of force and must pursue other avenues, invoking George Bush and Iraq as foils to his “new foreign policy.”
When it comes to Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama says that Americans should not be quick to judge the man, [...]
Race in America: Clinton will leave it alone, Obama might talk about it
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008In the back and forth between the campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, I generally have had little to say. It is only today, with Clinton’s sneaky remarks about the so-called “controversy” regarding Obama’s pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, that I feel impelled to write about one way race has entered this campaign. It [...]
Letting the Obama dream go and taking what Ralph Nader says seriously
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Way back in high school, I read The Good Fight by Ralph Nader. That was probably the first time I remember feeling a direct connection between the vaguely rebellious political spirit I had developed earlier, and the actual realities of the American political system. It was probably the first time I internalized the term “grassroots [...]
