David Brooks began his week’s contributions with the article “Why Men Fail”, a laundry list of statistics and then a brief review of Hanna Posin’s book, The End of Men. […]

As the president reared the stage, the U2 hit, City of Blinding Lights swelled in the arena. I couldn’t help but remember the first words of that song, “The more […]

Bill Clinton was a bulwark in the Democratic National Convention last night, as well as in the Obama effort as a whole. To my relief, his overall message was “cooperation”, […]

This first night of the DNC was described by PBS commentators as the night to “fire up the Democrats”, a time for installing enthusiasm, and bringing out young voters. I […]

Romney began his session on the soapbox by accepting the Republican nomination, which he then wrapped in a close-lipped smile. His immediate promise of humility was then branded in my […]

Tonight’s portion of the convention seemed to show a little more angst, or rather, pointed enthusiasm than yesterday’s. The first thing I noticed was the ever-present hashtag in the lower […]

This evening, I caught a glimpse of the Republican National Convention and the roll call of the state delegates. Although the origin of the National Conventions was founded in clearly […]