There was Michele Obama; a certain President; a familiar Vice President; a big Big Dog called Bill Clinton; a bombastically animated former Michigan Governor, Jennifer Granholm; a young woman of extraordinary promise, Sandra Fluke;...
Self-Styled Editor Mike’s Note: Please welcome Booktender (pictured at left), our new contributor, a resident of Arizona, which just last week celebrated its 100th anniversary as a state. AZ is, in political terms, basically...
Here’s why the referendum, initiative, and recall exist. Even when the votes go against one’s hopes or interests, they at least allow for a definitive democracy to occasionally be exercised and heard, loud and clear. It’s true,...
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the taxes.” A mild paraphrase of Shakespeare’s Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2, 71–78 Ken Silverstein’s July 2010 Harper’s Magazine article, Tea party in the Sonora:...