Rick 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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