By: Benjamin Droz There is a reason why I read political books. It is not because I love the often dry, statistics-filled, obviously self-promoting style of similar texts; it is because these texts often have a therapeutic quality. I follow and participate in politics in this country, because I feel a nagging frustration with all that surrounds us. What drives [...]
Although the United States is no longer manufacturing powerhouse, there seems to be no end to services it can export. Campaign advisors are the latest product. The two political consultants who squared off in the 2012 election have been hired by campaigns around the world. David Axelrod, who lead the Obama campaign and has also advised Chicago Mayor Rahm [...]
Tonight, CNBC is hosting, along with the Michigan Republican Primary, a Republican presidential debate focused on the economy. The debate is hosted by Maria Bartiromo and John Harwood at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. The participants include the now-established GOP candidates: Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman. A series [...]
In 2008, liberals trumpeted the rise of a young, biracial urbanite from Hawaii as symptomatic of a broader social transformation supposedly sweeping American politics. Many commentators forecasted the extinction of the GOP, labeling it a party tied to declining segments of the electorate. In the zero-sum game of bipartisan politics, the Democrats would carry the future as surely as the [...]
President Barack Obama appeared this past Wednesday on Jon Stewart’s, The Daily Show as part of Stewart’s weeklong special in Washington leading up to the mid term elections (or perhaps better described on The Daily Show website as his “MIDTERM TEAPARTY GANZA”). This coverage is leading up to his much-hyped “Rally to Restore Sanity,” which is scheduled to kick off [...]
We march now ever closer to the resumption of Republican control of the House of Representatives, and perhaps the Senate. The dominant narrative on that question is to focus on the Tea Parties and the climate of rage in the political sphere. For Republicans, it’s a voter revolt against Obama radicalism and big government. For the Democrats its the GOP [...]
Let me return to my ppr blogging duties with a post on another foreign election, and look out for something on the whole mosque issue fairly soon: As you may or may not be aware, the Commonwealth of Australia recently held a federal election. The election comes as part of a tumultuous year for Australian politics. (Now former) PM Kevin [...]
As i’ve written earlier, the United Kingdom faces a general election in just under a week (on the 6th of May). With that in mind I thought i’d take a break from my preferred procrastination technique of watching episodes of Friends to post on that again. In particular, I’d like to speak on how the UK election could serve as [...]
The results have finally been released on Iraq’s election. The main takeaways are as follows: with a total of 325 seats in parliament, 8 of which are reserved for minority religious faiths (5 seats for Christians, and one each for Yazidis, Shabaks and Mandaeans). Allawi’s Iraqqiya has won 91 seats, putting him ahead of Maliki at 89. The INA trails [...]
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