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Category: Obama
Obama’s courageous plan to cut nuclear weapons stockpile
When I was in high school in the early 1960s, I shared a fear with most of my contemporaries about the arms race between
More items to add to your Obama-accomplishment list
One of the most-read posts here on Occasional Planet continues to be “President Obama’s 244 accomplishments.” Since it first appeared in 2010, that post
Kudos to Pelosi for urging Obama to run against Congress
Progressives are all too familiar with Barack Obama’s desire, upon assuming the presidency, to want to work collaboratively with Congress. Indeed, he did have
Four days that really make our political system ugly
March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 are the most important dates of the year to most candidates running for office, other
Obama’s Facebook-like maneuvers confound liberals
It might seem like an odd analogy, but the more that I view some of the policy changes by President Barack Obama, the more
How to stand up to Republicans: lessons from Truman and Eagleton
Eight years after former President Harry Truman died in 1972, Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton was involved in a tough re-election campaign. His opponent was
Is concern about the diminishing middle class causing us to forget the poor?
Out of sight, out of mind. That’s been a major problem for poor people in the United States. When John F. Kennedy was a
Barack Obama for Prime Minister
Not too long ago, Fareed Zakaria pointed out in Time Magazine that there were economic benefits to industrialized countries that have parliamentary systems. He
10 political lessons from the 2011 World Series
I’m not a sports writer, but I am a Cardinals baseball fan and a political junkie. So, after the downs and ups of the