Youth, voting, and the Iraq war June 19, 2007

by Nathan Lean Harvard’s Institute of Politics recently reported that when it comes to the ever-chased “youth vote,” Sen. Barack Obama leads the field of Democrats along with Republican Presidential nominee Rudy Giuliani. As I read, and then re-read the report, I was struck with a strange sensation of fear and utter concern. The juxtaposition [...]

Coulter’s mouth helps no one. May 8, 2007

Submitted by Nathan Lean, Director of Rock with Barack Ann Coulter, the Republican mouthpiece and media maggot has done it again. The conservative columnist recently said that Obama’s urging poll numbers are helping Al-Qaida, proving to people with brains that extremism is not a concept limited to terrorism. “I think this is Newsweek doing more [...]

“Show Me the Funny!” The press, policy wonks, red meat and America’s need to be entertained May 1, 2007

The first post of May comes from our contributing blogger, Linda Hansen “Where’s the beef?” “All sizzle–no steak!” That’s what we’re hearing. We get it from right-wing media, from mainstream media hankering for the story they want, when they want it. Barack Obama, they say, may be trying to parlay personal qualities, outsider creds and [...]

R.I.P. Captain America? March 14, 2007

Returning to the Captain America story I mentioned in my State of the Union, I think it is more significant than we may think at first glance. I grew up with Marvel Comics. As a kid I loved the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and Captain America. Cap was the perfect leader. He represented all that [...]