Nov 5, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
It’s hardly news that print media has been in steady decline ever since the moment that the ball came down in Times Square on December 31, 1999, and the world realized that these newfangled computers were not going to all crash and were here to stay. This...
Nov 5, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
It was widely noted in the media yesterday morning that former Weather Underground leader and current professor of education Bill Ayers voted at the same grade school where Sen. Barack Obama (and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan) cast their ballots. But lost in...
Nov 4, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Barack Obama is the first non-Southern Democrat to win a majority of the popular vote since 1944. (In 1960, JFK got less than 50 percent in his race against the Old Man.) In fact, he is only the second non-Southern Democrat since 1828 to get more than 51 percent. ...
Nov 3, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Read my colleague Robert Nedelkoff’s thoughtful views on the election and its possible aftermath. I would like to offer a respectful counter-point with some views of my own. You know, I want to vote Republican. After all, I have been a registered Republican since my...
Nov 3, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
As of Monday morning, the polls suggest that Barack Obama will have a substantial margin in the popular vote. How come? Much of the commentary will focus on the candidates’ speeches, positions, ads, debate performances, and running mates. On the loser’s...
Oct 31, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Following a period in which some liberals claimed that Dubya’s misdeeds made them wish Richard Nixon were still in the White House, this year has seen the resurgence of the customary derogation of our 37th president. For example, horror novelist Stephen King,...
