The Nastiest Campaign Ever? Or Just The Pettiest?
Maybe the real problem this year isn’t that the campaign is unduly nasty, but that it’s incredibly petty.
Hating Aaron Sorkin
Alex Pareene’s quip that “Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals” has gone viral.
Ranking The Pundits
A study shows that most national columnists and talking heads are about as accurate as a coin flip.
When Compromise Is Immoral
150 years ago, President-Elect Abraham Lincoln was presented with a chance to avert Civil War. He passed it up, and we should be glad that he did.
Broder Misdiagnoses 2010 Election
David Broder, three weeks after the election, explains “What Murkowski’s write-in win says about the electorate.”
Broder, Iran and the Economy
David Broder offers up some odd ideas on the relationship between a war with Iran and the economy.
Ugly Party vs. Grown-Up Party
Michael Gerson argues that the source of our polarization isn’t the Democrats and the Republicans but the Ugly Party and the Grown-Up Party.
