Month: April 2007

Race, America and Me — Part Two

Yesterday, in Part One of this series, I described why I believe we need to open a new dialogue in this country on the issue of race. I also gave a brief history of how the concept of race was developed, and then refined and...

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Casey Jr. and Stem Cell Research

Despite some confusion from people with either poor memories or poor reading comprehension skills, I was a loud opponent of Bob Casey Jr. in last year’s Pennsylvania Senate primary. I didn’t like his position on...

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A different model of coexistence

cross-posted at Daily Kos If Israelis and Palestinians are unable to agree on their tragic mutual history, maybe they can benefit from learning how the other side views it. That, in a nutshell, is the premise behind a new series...

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Conyers Strikes

Patrick Leahy and Henry Waxman laid down their markers before the recess. I wondered when John Conyers was going to really get into the act. Well… John Conyers has issued a subpoena to Alberto Gonzales. Christy Hardin...

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Broderistic Solutions

A lot of people are criticizing David Broder’s column today. No big surprise there. But his column in actually much less Broderistic than normal. It seems to fall into the sane wing of typical Higher Broderism. He’s...

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