August 10, 2012
Why Promising to Save the Middle Class May Just Not Be Enough!
This is the lull before the storm, the final moments within which to settle the character of the presidential campaign of 2012. Even in the lull, however, the likely lines-of-march are already clear – lines that, if unaltered, should give far more comfort to conservatives than they do right now to progressives. read more »
January 2, 2012
Time to Choose, America!
It is likely that 2012 will be long remembered as a watershed year in America politics. It certainly needs to be. read more »
September 28, 2011
Helping Obama Rediscover His Groove
Thus far 2011 has not been a good year for progressives. The daily sight of the White House seeking elusive accommodations with Tea Party-inspired Congressional Republicans has not been an edifying one. Prior to and during the debt ceiling crisis, all the drive, all the issue framing, all the assertiveness in the pursuit of […] read more »
September 22, 2011
Making the Progressive Case
Making the Progressive Case - A three part video lecture read more »
July 1, 2011
Celebrating Independence by Seeking to Regain It
The signers of The Declaration of Independence combined political courage with intellectual honesty. Indeed for them, the first was entirely rooted in the second. read more »
April 13, 2011
The Danger of Losing the Plot So Early in the Play
If it is true that those whom the gods would destroy they first send mad, then currently we are in serious trouble in Washington DC. For in the political theatre we have just witnessed – around the shutdown of the federal government – there has been madness aplenty: read more »
March 7, 2011
Turning Down the Radio, Slice by Budgetary Slice
These are frenzied days in Washington DC. They are also particularly dangerous ones for publicly-supported institutions that Republican politicians happen to dislike. With the threat of a complete government shut-down as their ultimate weapon, House Republicans are entering this year’s budget round with some very clear targets in mind. read more »
February 27, 2011
Diluting the Tea Party: The Importance of Supping With a Long Spoon
Elections happen very quickly when they come, but they are not won, or indeed lost, simply in the moment of voting. Winning and losing elections is the business of the space between elections. We are in such a space now; and if we are not careful, the business we are now in will prove to […] read more »
November 4, 2010
The Morning after the Day Before
The Monday morning quarterbacks are in full flow, and the post-mortem is already on. The alternatives are being immediately staked, and the relevant policy changes demanded. read more »