What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
Obama has continually been asked to defend something that ought to be at democracy’s heart: the importance of talking to as many people as possible in this complicated and wildly diverse society, of listening with the possibility of learning something new, and of speaking with the possibility of persuading or influencing others.
The McCain-Palin attacks not only involved guilt by association, they also assumed that one must apply a political ...
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I took a history class in college called "America in the 1960s". It gave me insight and knowledge about this country that I still refer to this day, and thought of constantly during this election season. This class was experimental and offered by a visiting professor. After I took it, it was not offered again, yet I think just such a class should be offered regularly and even required for those studying American history -- and should especially be required for those running for public office in this country.