In recent months, President Obama and administration officials have dashed across the nation trumpeting the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare - a title the administration has embraced as of late.
As Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear dominated the news and South Park debuted a ridiculed retrospective reporter, Captain Hindsight, a steady focus on the media's ability to control narratives and impact public opinion emerged.
In less than two weeks, students at the University and across the Fifth District will cast their votes to decide their congressional representative.
The repetition of a Hillary Clinton Iowa caucus ad in the heat of the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries comes to mind as I consider the obstacles of getting to the polls this November.
As any of us who have logged into our e-mail or paid any attention on Grounds knows, the University will be holding a Day of Dialogue Sept.
Every politico knows an attack unanswered is an attack justified. We've heard it all summer: The White House has not performed well with messaging.
In 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law arguably the most sweeping changes to United States tax policy in American history.
I am going to grant myself a privilege as a self-labeled environmentalist and generalize about Americans: We are cynical individuals who see even the steps that have been taken by the Obama administration, such as investments in renewable energy and tax credits for efficient appliances, as nothing more than a drop in the bucket in light of the multitude of challenges we face.
Oddly enough, the 2008 Democratic primary provides an excellent backdrop for 2010 midterms. As surprising as it may be, the party that can benefit most from such an analysis is not the Democrats.
If you've spent any time outside of a cave - or more appropriately, the stacks - in the last year, you've likely heard something about the economy, health care, or education.
