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By jwilkes - Monday, September 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 PM
If Barack Obama emerges the victor in the 2008 presidential election, Democrats will need someone to fill the seat he vacates in the Senate. Their man will almost undoubtedly be Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel.
Emanuel has been in office since 2003, but came to prominence long before. He made a name for himself as a staffer for Paul Simon’s 198 more...
By chriszuk - Sunday, September 21st, 2008 at 6:06 PM
This weekend the New York Times Magazine published an interview with Charles Murray, social scientist and author of “The Bell Curve.” Throughout the interview he talks about the importance of blue-collar jobs and what he sees as the fleeing importance of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in lieu of real world experience. While many of more...
By jwilkes - Sunday, September 21st, 2008 at 2:32 AM
Oliver Stone’s biopic on the life and presidency of George W. Bush is set to release on October 16th, just a little more than two weeks before Election Day. That should be long enough for several million American voters to visit their local theaters, and perhaps factor what they see into their decision to support or oppose a man of the more...
By BardofWilmette - Saturday, September 20th, 2008 at 2:56 PM
The following message was forwarded to my email address. In case anybody cares, it was sent to my white parents from a black friend of theirs. I do not agree 100% with its content, because many of the cited examples of hypocrisy are not really examples of “White Privilege” as much as double standards shown by many so-called more...
By jwilkes - Saturday, September 20th, 2008 at 3:09 AM
Capping off a week that has seen a surprising reversal of fortunes, Barack Obama has overcome what was a five point deficit less than two weeks ago to claim a five point lead of his own, according to the latest Gallup three day tracking poll. He’s also halted advances made by John McCain in key battleground states across the rust belt and i more...
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