Month: July 2014

Dewey Defeats Truman – Lessons?

The Chicago Tribune was a long laughing stock for that headline blunder. Understanding how the Tribune blew it has probably consumed more ink and attention than how “Truman Beat Dewey.”  And there are lessons in...

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Marginalizing Your Critics

My advice is for President Obama to hire Fred Hiatt as his deputy chief of staff and then never listen to a single thing he has to say.

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Stupid Republicans, Stupid Electorate

Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner is running for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Mark Udall. Gardner supports the Supreme Courty’s recent Hobby Lobby ruling but argues that he doesn’t want to deny women access to...

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Yellowstone Super Volcano Freaks Me Out

I’d be lying if I said that I don’t have an unnatural concern about the super volcano that lies under Yellowstone erupting for the first time in 640,000 years. Tourists at Yellowstone National Park are being barred...

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Team Emanuel Shouldn’t Be Laughing

Without endorsing the findings of any particular poll, online or otherwise, I’d just point out to Team Emanuel that Eric Cantor’s staff isn’t laughing about their challengers’ prospects anymore....

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