political philosophy

There is in Gibson's comment a startling bit of the French Revolution. His $200,000 comment is the "let them eat...

Taken together, the Netroots Web now represents a hefty counterpoint to whatever the mainstream media -- let along Right Blogistan...

Fundamental change happens when the majority of us get mad enough to make it happen. We don't get mad often....

We have allowed the same crimes, colored under American law, and no one is being punished for it. The man...

Sometimes, elections really are about us, and about our troubles, about our concerns, and the differences among us. Sometimes elections...

When they don't have power to hold them together, the Republican Party could atomize into its various tribes, practically disappearing...

The point was brought home by Barack Obama's questioning. Is there an outcome other than a fully democratic (well Republican)...

We can only fight the dust within our time, and for our time. But memorials like the King Center remind...

People evolve faster than institutions. Democracy works because it delivers change from the bottom up. And if you want to...

In football terms, it's the difference between running and passing. In baseball terms it's the difference between pitching and slugging....