Rein in the Rich: How Higher Taxes Could Lift the Economy
Are Republicans Already Blowing the Next Election?
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The Ecstasy and Agonies of a Permanent Democratic Majority
There are two different systems that are at work in American politics. The first is the electoral system. It was on display last night, as Barack Obama won re-election, and the Democrats held onto the Senate and the Republicans the House. The second is the pressure system--a term used by the great political scientist E. E. Schattschneider to describe the competition between lobbies and political organizations to influence not just who wins elections, but what politicians do in office. READ MORE >>
Eight More Years! The Case for Removing Term Limits
The Giants Win! How Team Chemistry Trumped Statistics
This year’s World Series did not match last year’s in excitement. It was a 4-0 series sweep by the San Francisco Giants over the Detroit Tigers. Only last night’s game, which the Giants won 4-3 in the tenth inning, was a nail-biter, or in the Giants’ vocabulary, “torture.” What was most interesting, however, was that the Giants won at all – and took the Series for the second time in three years. READ MORE >>
Romney Plays Reagan — And Does Well Enough
Romney’s Red Scare: Is China Really a Problem?
Two Issues Romney Needs to Stop Obsessing Over
Presidents who seek re-election in the midst of a sagging economy don’t usually win. The prime example is Herbert Hoover in 1932, but there is also Jimmy Carter in 1980 and George H. W. Bush in 1992. So, with the current economy still in the doldrums, Mitt Romney should be poised to deny re-election to Barack Obama. But instead he seems poised for defeat. READ MORE >>
Rahm Wants to Fix Schools? Fix the Economy
There is a longstanding American political tradition, going back to Horace Mann, that sees the reformation of American schools as the key to reforming American society and the American economy. It can be found in the current education reform movement, led by groups like Stand for Children, and was on display in the pitched battle between Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who has styled himself as a reformer, and Chicago’s teachers’ union. READ MORE >>
