Politics
The Reverse Katrina
WASHINGTON—Ever heard the one about the guy who hated government until a deregulated Wall Street crashed, an oil spill devastated the Gulf of Mexico, a coal mine collapsed, and some good police work stopped a terrorist attack? READ MORE >>
Specter of Defeat
A Non-Fighting Faith
When Barack Obama first appeared on the national scene, he set himself apart with his demonstrated willingness to intellectually engage his opponents. “I will listen to you, especially when we disagree,” he promised. This has been Obama’s hallmark at the Harvard Law Review, in the Illinois statehouse, and as president, where he’s dined with conservative pundits and held unprecedented free-form wonkfests with the Republican opposition. READ MORE >>
Spillover
Beating the Street
Outsourced Racism
Trading Down
Double Take
The Arizona Epidemic Hits Alabama
In Alabama, it's about "English only." The Associated Press reports that Tim James, Republican candidate for governor, has launched an ad in which he proclaims that, if elected, he would drop the practice of giving the state driver's-license exam in eleven languages other than English. And why? "This is Alabama. We speak English. If you want to live here, learn it." READ MORE >>
Tory Magic
WASHINGTON—"There's something else you need to know about me," declared the earnest young politician, "which is I believe the test of a good and strong society is how we look after the most vulnerable, the most frail and the poorest." READ MORE >>
