Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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Acting Presidential
Posted on October 30, 2012
Chris Christie, the New Jersey Governor, suspended Halloween today. I guess Sandy brought enough tricks for an entire state to make Trick or Treat day seem unimportant. Christie has been...
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Obama’s favorite opponent?
Posted on August 24, 2012
First published in The Hill. When my fellow columnist Juan Williams wrote, “Political professionals are saying quietly that Mitt Romney conceded the presidential race by putting Rep. Paul Ryan on...
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Yankee Doodle: Political Parties
Posted on July 2, 2012
If Yankee Doodle, his pony and his feathered cap were to arrive in Washington, D.C., today, he would see a government just as the Founders envisioned it. Three branches of...
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Artur Davis: First of Many African-Americans to Leave Democratic Party
Posted on May 31, 2012
From Artur Davis’ blog on 5/29/12: “While I’ve gone to great lengths to keep this website a forum for ideas, and not a personal forum, I should say something about...
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Wither the Postal Service
Posted on April 25, 2012
Before Ben Franklin revolutionized the delivery of mail in all Thirteen Colonies in North America, in the Southern colonies, postal duties often fell to slaves, who were responsible for...
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