Why the Old Spice Guy Is Good for Black America
By now you’ve probably at least heard about Old Spice’s uber-viral Old Spice Guy ad campaign. It’s so simple and…
Obama's Oil Spill Address Ends Up Addressing Little
On the 512th day of his presidency, Barack Obama used his first Oval Office address to try and allay the nation's fears…
How Slavery Spoiled the World Cup
While speaking last evening with a friend, I fell upon the realization that, besides hundreds of years of financial,…
Besides BP, Obama Needs to Address America's Oil Addiction
It seems as if Barack Obama's reaction to the Gulf oil spill thus far has closely followed the famous Kübler-Ross …
The Alvin Greene Saga's Racist Underbelly
Yesterday, South Carolina Democratic Party representative Todd Rutherford told reporters that the increasingly strange…
Goodbye to The Root!
Last April, I snapped this photo of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, mortal enemies turned thick as thieves at the…
Social Networks and Saddam Hussein: A Private Matter?
I have been thoroughly enjoying Chris Wilson’s five-part Slate series on how social networking, not hierarchical flow…
Hillary Clinton Stands Up For Internet Diplomacy
Addressing an international crowd at the Newseum in Washington, the United States' shrine to a free press and an open…
SATISFACTION, PRIDE OR DELIRIUM?
In light of the current economic climate – while chewing on recent Republican, populist-tinged victories in New Jersey,…
Would Martin Luther King Get Out the Vote in Massachusetts?
With a Haitian disaster, two wars and a financial crisis on his plate, president Barack Obama nonetheless took time to…
Rush Limbaugh and Pat Roberston Make Vile Remarks on Helping Haiti
Sure, it was predictable that the right’s most venomous voices would find a way to turn America’s desire to help Haiti…
Haiti Is Wearing Your Shirt
When news broke last night that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake has killed thousands and leveled Port-au-Prince, Haiti, I…
Should Harold Ford Run for Senate in New York?
Continuing the conversation on the race for 2010, here is a surprising development that wouldn’t change the Senate math…
Why Retiring Lawmakers are Good For America
A Connecticut senator is doing what's best for America and his party. And it's not Joe Lieberman. Chris Dodd, a…
The Whack-A-Mole Approach to Terrorism
Is the Obama administration about to open a third front in Yemen? A visit by Gen. Petraeus to Sana’a this week was a…
The Patriot Act of the Sky
In response to Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab’s Christmas Day attempt to down an airliner headed from Amsterdam to Detroit,…
Obama Acknowledges “Systemic Failure” on Terror Suspect
In his second official statement regarding the failed Christmas Day terror bombing aboard a Northwest Airlines flight…
Moralist Karl Rove Gets Second Divorce
Karl Rove’s gotten his second divorce. That ought to be his private business, to be sure. Except, once again, here’s a…
Health Care Reform: The Political Surprise of the Year?
In the wee hours of Christmas Eve, the United States Senate passed a health care reform bill—an achievement that,…
Why Democrats Deserve a Pat on the Back for The Health Care Bill
The Senate has voted to vote on health care reform. Reactions to the series of late-night, last-minute votes that…