A common stereotype about Ivy League universities as well as other high prestige ones is that the students are arrogant, even snobby. That can
Category: Campaigns
How much does a political ad cost? New FCC ruling will help us figure it out
How much does it actually cost to run a political ad on television? We’re about to find out. Until Friday [April 27, 2012], the only way
Buffett Rule? Fairness? Republican curmudgeons just say no.
It’s a familiar script: 1. The Senate fails to pass a bill because even despite near uniform support from Democrats, the proposal does not
Republicans’ remodeled 2012 primary rules worked, sort of
Mitt Romney may not have liked it, but the new rules the Republican Party put in place for presidential the 2012 election season might
Losing the individual mandate could be good for Obama
If the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate to buy health insurance, conservatives and Tea Party members will be dancing in the streets,
Auto sales show the market working – with government help
In the April 1 (no fooling) episode of Mad Men, Governor Romney is called a clown. We’re talking about Michigan Governor George Romney, father
Football bounties and Super PACs: Excess is the common denominator
The answer to the question of what NFL bounties and Super PACs have in common, is one word, “excess.” If we were to expound
Civil rights: How different is today from 1965?
The federal Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Ironically, it passed just a year after Republican Senator Barry Goldwater’s launched his southern strategy
Progressives vs. Republicans and Democrats
There is a war going on in this country and it’s not the war between Democrats and Republicans. It’s a war between progressives—those who
Even against Romney, Obama would have tough time carrying the South
Back in the “ancient times” of January and early March, 2012, Mitt Romney was unable to carry early Southern states such as South Carolina