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We learned that a very media savvy man, one who had intensely and passionately championed the health care bill and was on the fast track to becoming the mayor of New York, had significant adolescently pursued insecurities, had made overtures through multiple embarrassing tweets to women who – with the exception of the banalities strewn through these silly messages – initially been enthralled with his wit, charm and good looks.
Read MoreThis is an excellent blog that responds succinctly to the issue, sometimes raised, of whether or not Obama is addressing an agenda relevant to people of color.
Read MoreSince the election of President Barack Obama, we have become an increasing uncivil society. It has occurred in surprisingly unlikely places (the floor of Congress during a Presidential address) and from unlikely persons (Senators and Congresspersons).
Read MoreI live a fairly interesting life and every once in a while I actually wish that cameras were following me around to record it.
Read MoreStudents have returned to school in recent weeks. As a first assignment, many will be asked to answer a familiar question: “What did you do for your summer vacation?” Depending on who they are, there answers may turn out to be surprisingly political.
Read MoreGiven the national discussion, talk-show tumult, and arm-chair refereeing we have been embroiled in as a result of the July 16, 2009 arrest of Professor Gates in his Cambridge home, America has learned, much to its dismay, that the garden gate is stuck wide open in non-post-racial America.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama, will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America. Though the media have continually called him the first African American president, this categorization does him a disservice.
Read MoreThere is nothing better than seeing that those in the public eye are capable of self-correction. Arguably, that is what Tavis Smiley is doing with the tour for his latest book, Accountable: Making America As Good as its Promise.
Read MoreAmong the many accomplishments for which he was lauded on his recent trip to Europe was this, President Obama paid attention to the “little people”.
Read MoreHaving experienced alternating consecutive quarters of declining output, we are clearly in the midst of a roiling recession.
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