The Failed History of Impeachment, Part III: How To Fix It
[Cross-posted at ProgressiveHistorians, My Left Wing, Open Left, Talk Left, and Booman Tribune.] In the first installment of this series, I introduced the concept that our impeachment system is fatally...
View ArticleNot Born Equal
[Cross-posted from ProgressiveHistorians.]The past isn't dead. It isn't even past.-- William Faulkner
View ArticleObama in 2008: More Like 1912 Than 1932
[Cross-posted from ProgressiveHistorians.]Daily Kos has recently been abuzz with speculation that the coming Presidential election will play out similarly to that of 1932 -- a dramatic realignment...
View ArticleOhio Community Needs Your Help to Ensure Green Future
In Wilmington, Ohio, Sherry Barrett is crying.Like many areas in the United States, Sherry's hometown of Wilmington, Ohio has been devastated by the economic meltdown. Local employer DHL Express will...
View ArticleENERGIZE Clinton County Update: Help Save an Ohio Town!
On November 21, I introduced you to Mark Rembert and Taylor Stuckert of ENERGIZE Clinton County -- two ambitious recent college graduates with a bold plan to revitalize their hometown's bleak economy...
View ArticleSoapBlox Needs to Clean Up Its Act
This isn't going to be a popular diary, and that's fine, but I think it's important to get this perspective out there.From September 2006-October 2007, I ran a community blog using SoapBlox software....
View ArticleWhat "60 Minutes" Didn't Tell You About Wilmington, Ohio
Tonight, the TV newsmagazine "60 Minutes" did a story on the economic crisis facing Wilmington, Ohio, a town of 12,000 people nearly all of whom are being laid off by freight corporation DHL. If you...
View ArticleTired of Tea Parties? Help Jobless Ohioans Without Leaving Your Computer!
It's been a few months since I brought you the story of Energize Clinton County, a grassroots organization in Wilmington, Ohio, dedicated to rebuilding the economically devastated town by turning it...
View ArticleOne Week Left to Help Jobless Ohioans!
A week ago, I told you about Energize Clinton County, a grassroots organization run by two recent college graduates (Mark Rembert and Taylor Stuckert) who want to turn their economically devastated...
View ArticleObama, John Rawls, and a Defense of the Unreasonable
Cross-posted from ProgressiveHistorians If you want to understand President Obama's soul, read his books. But if you want to understand his beliefs, read John Rawls. The Harvard academic, who died in...
View ArticleWhy Sestak-Specter Is About More Than a Senate Seat
Cross-posted at ProgressiveHistorians and BooMan Tribune.BooMan sez:You'd think I'd be more interested in the campaign of Joe Sestak to defeat Arlen Specter and win the Democratic nomination for one of...
View ArticleThe Myth of Karl Rove
Cross-posted from ProgressiveHistorians."The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." -- Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects The greatest trick Karl Rove ever...
View ArticleThe Elizabeth Edwards I Remember
(Cross-posted, with slight edits, from The Crolian Progressive.) When we talk, for a brief moment, with celebrities, we have no way of knowing whether our snap impressions of them reflect the whole...
View ArticleMy Man Mitch: Major Medicare Moxie?
(Cross-posted from The Crolian Progressive.)Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R), a potential 2012 Presidential contender, has some interesting things to say about Medicare and Social Security. Let's...
View ArticleAutarky: Why Facebook Credits are Doomed to Failure
Warner Bros. has announced it will begin streaming films on Facebook. In some ways, this is a good move for the studio, allowing them entrance into a market that could potentially put rivals such as...
View ArticleFrank Ninkovich and the Domino Theory: A Reconsideration
In 1994 and 1999, Frank Ninkovich published two seminal works of American foreign policy history, Modernity and Power and The Wilsonian Century. In these volumes, Ninkovich brilliantly reinterpreted...
View ArticleRick Perlstein and the Nixon Myth
Former Nixon aide, now nice and thoughtful guy (yes, true story), John Taylor has a new blog post about Rick Perlstein's book Nixonland (2008). (H/t Maarja Krusten for the link.) In his post, Taylor...
View ArticleWhat Could Obama Have Done?
Well, I'm glad you asked.Many progressives believe Obama has been a very good president who has done the best he could despite being hamstrung by Republicans in the Senate. The crux of this argument...
View ArticleDonate to Planned Parenthood In Honor of Mitch Daniels!
(Note: the following text was written, mostly, by my friend Sean. I was involved in some of the brainstorming behind this, and I've tweaked the prose a bit to make it more appropriate for Daily Kos,...
View ArticleHomeschooled Children Need Your Help -- Here's How
Let me tell you the stories of three homeschooled children. Then, see if you can guess which ones are real, and which ones are made up. Child A received a wonderful education from loving parents with...
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