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Brooks: The class war before Palin

Modern American conservatism began as a movement of dissident intellectuals. And for a time, it seemed the Republican Party would be a broad coalition - small-town values with coastal reach. But over the past few decades, the...

So far, debates lack the memorable lines of past

By DAVID BAUDER • Associated Press • October 12, 2008 NEW YORK -- Late in their debate, Sarah Palin looked over at Joe Biden and channeled the memory of Ronald Reagan's famed putdown of Jimmy Carter in 1980. Debate moments...

Reflections on the rise of the Locavore

17 hrs ago

LANGUAGE Like many of us (a smarmily folksy phrase used by demagogues), at breakfast I breeze through the editorial pages of several newspapers and then focus on the newsworthy information on the packages of cereal, milk and...

Is Barack Obama American Enough?

Callie Shell / Aurora for TIME "I am just so fearful that this is not a man who sees America the way that you and I see America." With Obama back in the lead, the new, harsher Republican line surprised almost nobody. But seen...

Shameless Mac plays the Willie Horton card

In 1988, the road to the White House took a detour through the gutter when George H.W. Bush, the father of our current President, unfairly tied his Democratic opponent, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, to the racially...

It's Obama: We need a president who will break with the past

American exceptionalism -- the idea that this nation by virtue of its history, political beliefs and the blessings of divine providence has a favored place in the world community -- is easy to believe in this year of a...

Politics, war and religion - how Hollywood learned to do serious

From Che Guevara to the Iraq war, American studios will soon unleash an unprecedented clutch of heavyweight films, writes Christopher Goodwin Hollywood is betting the house this weekend. Hollywood believes that shows like...

McCain must be disgusted with himself for tactics

WASHINGTON - Some of John McCain's friends, from the good old days when he talked straight, feared that his Greek tragedy would be that he would be defeated by George Bush twice: once in 2000, because of W.'s no-conscience...

Things Taller Than John "Bush" McCain

clipped by: thinkingblueclipper's remarks: An interesting comment from demogorgon : --- As an ex-air force officer (1962-1967) I'm glad it's finally coming out that this man is NO hero! He destroyed 5 airplanes, admitted that...

Gabrielle Gurley: Sarah Palin won't be welcomed by Philadephia Flyers fans

The Philadelphia Flyers, nicknamed Broad Street Bullies for their hyper-aggressive style of play, won the Stanley Cup in 1974. Of Philadelphia's four major professional sports teams, the Flyers easily have the whitest fan base....

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