What’s wrong with American politics
As this election season unfolds, we are watching an age-old dream in politics go horribly smash. It isn’t good for politics, and it sure isn’t good for the country. Continue reading
Is White House overselling impact of bin Laden’s death?
An aggressive public relations offensive by the White House, celebrating the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death, is kicking up a hot political fuss. But are we arguing over the wrong question? Continue reading
What Space Shuttle Discovery has inspired in us
(CNN) — Space Shuttle Discovery started out as a way to discover what lies beyond us. Its last flight, taken earlier this week, helped to discover what now lies within us. Continue reading
Mitt Romney’s brand of football
For years, Buckeye teams methodically ground out victories with an offense affectionately called “three yards and a cloud of dust.” Few long passes or acrobatics — just keep slogging and adding a few more points on the board. In politics, it is now Romney who has embraced the Woody Hayes offense. Time and again, he wins when he has to — New Hampshire, Florida, Michigan, Ohio — but he never does it with decisive flair. Each victory is achieved methodically and tactically, relying on a superior organization and lots of money. As he said after Michigan, he doesn’t win by a lot but he wins by enough. Continue reading
Guest Post: Remarks at Harvard’s Morning Prayers by Research Assistant Michael Zuckerman
Michael Zuckerman
Remarks at Morning Prayers
Memorial Church, Harvard University
Saturday, February 18, 2012 Continue reading
Is Romney Damaged?
Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) — The cloak of inevitability that Mitt Romney has been wearing — on again, off again — is suddenly and dramatically off again. Just as he seemed poised to wrap up the GOP nomination in South Carolina, Romney has been hit with a triple dose of bad news: Continue reading
Can Romney be more than an opening act?
Visiting New Hampshire, it appears that Mitt Romney is well poised to sweep through the Granite State, and probably South Carolina and Florida, on toward the nomination. But the campaign here suggests that, as he looks toward November, darkish clouds loom on the horizon. Continue reading
Could a mystery candidate for GOP race still emerge?
Republicans this year have the best chance of defeating a sitting Democratic president since Ronald Reagan toppled Jimmy Carter more than three decades ago, but Democratic heavyweights are quietly celebrating the fact that, given Tuesday night’s caucus results, that task has just become harder. Continue reading
Why the winds are shifting toward Obama
Republican disarray over extending a payroll tax cut has quickly become part of a bigger political story that has been unfolding for months: the resurrection of President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats heading into the 2012 elections. Continue reading
A Mitt Romney You Haven’t Seen Yet
Mitt Romney has sailed through every debate in the past six months, but to many voters, he’s still a faraway figure. We know the former Massachusetts governor can rattle off facts and figures without uttering a single “oops,” but who is he offstage? Sitting down with him at the warm, spacious home of his son Tagg last month, I saw two sides of Mitt Romney. During our interview, there was the pragmatic CEO who surrounds himself with strong people, including Democrats, and considers every angle of an issue before making a decision or answering a question. Continue reading
