Maybe I should have seen the Huckabee thing coming. For the first time in Huck’s life he’s got a hustle that pays well and doesn’t require him to hug sweaty overweight people. […]
Presidential polls: Much ado about nothing 17 months early
Egads! News flash from pollster Gallup Inc.: PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney (17%) and Sarah Palin (15%) now lead a smaller field of potential Republican presidential candidates in rank-and-file Republicans’ preferences for […]
It's the Gummit City Gs: Greed, Guns, Gas and Gingrich (by Paul Szep)
GOP Madness 2012: the Niedermeyer and Cruella de Ville brackets
I wish the Republicans would slow down. It’s no fun being prescient when you’re proved right as soon as you hit the “publish post” button. In this case, in earlier editions of […]
GOP Madness 2012: the Barney Fife and Neidermeyer brackets
Aha! My predictions are already coming good. In my first post in this series I said not to be surprised if the Republicans chose an entertainer for their candidate, because they can’t tell politicians […]
The American Parliament: our nation’s 10 political parties
Part two in a series. Forgive me for abstracting and oversimplifying a bit, but one might argue that American politics breaks along the following 10 lines: Social Conservatives Neocons Business Conservatives Traditional […]
Conservatives, Progressives and the future of representative democracy: what would an American Parliament look like?
Part one in a series. A little thought experiment for a Monday morning… Over the past few years I have tried to make as much sense as I could out of the […]
GOP Madness 2012: Strother Martin and Barney Fife Brackets
My life is complete–I managed to work Strother Martin and Barney Fife into the title of a post. It doesn’t get much better than that. Strother Martin Bracket Gingrich is our winner. A […]
Sarah, Newt or Herman? Yes, Herman. Decision 2012
We know (or think we know) who’s representing the blue team in the 2012 presidential race, but have no idea who’s representing the red team. And every day another Republican wannabe is […]
Presidential preference polls: how media create a fake horse race
You can smell that foul odor wafting through the air — presidential politics. Wannabees who won’t say they wannabee are peddling books. Sharply dressed and coiffed “I haven’t decided yet” politicians descend […]
Progressive Culture | Scholars & Rogues 