How I won Twitter for a day
Yesterday morning I broke away from my work and turned to Twitter right around when the Supreme Court was supposed to announce their decision in the Affordable Care Act case.…
Living in Tim Pawlenty’s Fantasyland
As we get ever closer to the 2012 primary season, I’m watching the GOP Presidential campaign with a growing sense of amusement. The announced candidates and the unofficial contenders are so profoundly unserious that I have a hard time believing they mean half of the things coming out of their mouths.
Still, words have consequences, and it looks like the GOP Presidential hopefuls are now in a mad dash to the Right in order to win over the Tea Party crowd. This leaves little hope for a moderate candidate in this race.
Iran’s Green Revolution
I’m not sure if you caught it over the weekend, but something amazing is happening in Iran right now.
The Pragmatic President
You may have sworn off politics for awhile after the extremely long election cycle that just ended, and I wouldn’t blame you if you did. If you do have any…
Yes We Can.
As I sit here watching the amazing scene taking place in Grant Park, Chicago, I can’t help but feel moved. This is a historic day for America, whatever your political…
Making Government More Transparent
One thing that almost everyone can agree on, regardless of political belief, is that our governments are far too opaque. It’s much harder than it should be to determine who’s…
The Republicans Are a Sad, Pathetic Political Party
I was in the process of writing a long-ish post about why I’m voting for Senator Obama next month, and who knows – maybe I’ll still finish and publish it. But if you want a good idea, just go visit The Corner on the National Review Online site. The amount of pettiness, paranoia, and hate filling that page is simply appalling.
What Are We Going To Do About It?
If there were any doubts, this week should confirm the fact that our country is in deep $#!&. We were (are?) closer to a complete collapse of the U.S. financial…
On Tim Russert
Today, I was reminded how often we don’t really appreciate someone until they’re gone. I was shocked today when Casey told me that Tim Russert had died of a heart…
Obama vs. Clinton Demographics Visualized
In case you’re not a regular reader of the New York Times website, they accompany their articles with some of the most amazing data visualizations you’ll see anywhere. When visualizations…