My collegiate mentor and friend Dr. Susan Fillippeli has written an interesting post on Obama’s new “rhetoric of fear.” Since the inauguration, what has become of Obama’s message of hope? Quoting Dr. Fillippeli: It is no accident that Obama’s rhetoric has shifted significantly from one defined by hope to one defined by crisis. It has … Read more
Guess the author: “Genuine bipartisanship assumes an honest process of give-and-take, and that the quality of the compromise is measured by how well it serves some agreed-upon goal, whether better schools or lower deficits. This in turn assumes that the majority will be constrained — by an exacting press corps and ultimately an informed electorate … Read more
Another day, another blood-runs-in-the-streets piece on driving while talking on a cellular telephone. I talk on the phone while I drive. I have no plans to stop when it’s illegal, either. (Inserting an “if/when” in there seems a needless fantasy at this point.) I choose times and topics carefully, and if either begins to threaten … Read more