Author: BooMan

National Zeitgeist

I think it’s okay to come right and say that Donald Trump is simply not supposed to be doing so well. And if that upsets Mark Halperin, well, I’m kind of with Ed on this one. Again, if it weren’t for the real-life...

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Bernie Sanders and the Unorthodox Campaign

Back in early July, I took a look (here and here) at what Rand Paul or Bernie Sanders would have to do to win their respective nominations and then the presidency. Looking back at those pieces, about the only thing still...

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Casual Observation

Because he loves the format, Arnold Schwarzenegger is excited to be taking over Celebrity Apprentice from Donald Trump. Evidently, Ben & Jerry are less enamored with the show, or maybe they weren’t available, or maybe...

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Syrian Refugees and the Presidential Contest

Yacoub El Hillo, the United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator in Syria, says that a million people have already been displaced by the civil war in Syria and that a million more will be displaced by the end of the year if...

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