In his January 14, 2013 press conference, President Obama was asked whether he is too insular and does not socialize enough. The question and
Category: Good government
A healthy dose of good government: Flu shots at the pharmacy
One afternoon last week, I walked into the pharmacy in my local supermarket. Twenty minutes later, I left after receiving a needle’s worth of
5 online ways for Congress to be more transparent
It’s time for Washington to catch up with the rest of America. As people share Facebook and Instagram pictures of every latte they drink,
Putting a special stamp on the State of the Union
There are certain thoughts that are de rigueur in every State of the Union Address. Honor is paid to our men and women in
Playing chicken with the debt ceiling: So dangerous, even Reagan wouldn’t go there
$18.9 billion. That’s what the 2011 debt-limit standoff and the threatened U.S. credit default will be costing taxpayers in higher interest payments over the
Progressive victories in 2012
As the Republican party and “leadership” moves farther and farther out of the mainstream and deeper into the realm of extreme, irrational, anti-democracy, backward-facing,
Freedom of the Press Foundation to boost WikiLeaks and other freedom-of-info groups
It’s hard to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a hero or a criminal. What’s much clearer is that we live in an
Nate Silver: 2012 (Data)person of the year
It’s official. Time magazine recently anointed Barack Obama as the 2012 Person of the Year. With all due respect to the editors of Time—and
A glimmer of hope for the common good
I started this essay a few days before the massacre of school children in Connecticut. Looking it over again this morning, I’m glad I didn’t
10 ways to stay politically engaged, even after winning the 2012 election
Obama won. But we’re far from done. How long did it take after President Obama won the popular vote and the electoral college for