White House
Blood and the Ballad: Bob Dylan’s Macabre New Album
How I Got Ejected From a Super PAC Reception
Why is the Main Obamacare Event in Charlotte So Empty?
Michelle Obama’s Most Important Title Really Is Mom-in-Chief
Kal Penn’s Pitch to the Youngfolk: Tin-Eared, On-Message
I’m unused to being pandered to. This is as I believe it should be: if a Democratic National Convention speaker started engaging the immediate material concerns of a healthy white male raised in comfort who received a great education and has a great job (even any job), I would wonder—well, whether I was watching the wrong convention. READ MORE >>
The Charlotte Letter: Alone Time with Ed Rendell
Tonight, Bill Clinton, whom I used to work for as chief White House speechwriter, will give a major address to the Democratic convention. Startlingly, that same sentence could have been written in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. Think of Springsteen at the Meadowlands. Even if you don't really like the music, you must admire the longevity. READ MORE >>
In Praise of Presidents Who Aren't Good Family Men
Can Julian Castro Make It In Texas?
Obama’s Fatal Ambivalence About Wall Street: Convention Edition
CHARLOTTE—When the history of the 2012 election is written, the way Democrats chose to fund their convention will take up exceedingly few (okay, no) words. But it turns out to be a useful window onto the problems the White House has sometimes made for itself. READ MORE >>
