History is made! For the first time since 1961, small children will live at the White House. Amy Carter and Chelsea Clinton lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but neither was really a child anymore, and neither was (at the time, at least), particularly photogenic. Some social scientist somewhere should examine why three of the last [...]

(With an Added Bonus Regarding Negative Politics) What follows is an excerpt from a book I sort-of published in the mid-1990′s.  By “sort of”, I mean that it was rejected by some of the finest publishing houses in America because it was too long (560 pages) and had a limited potential market.  The Republican National [...]

Here’s an old joke most of us have heard: Q:    How can you tell when politicians are lying? A:    Their lips are moving. Here’s not-a-joke that most people don’t know: Q:    Why do politicians lie? A:    Because voters will not tolerate truth from politicians. Bear with me as I take a somewhat roundabout way of [...]

Everyone is talking about the undecided voter. As I write this, I’m watching a line graph on CNN track the impressions of “uncommitted Ohio voters.” I’m pretty sure my father has already made this point, but I’ll reiterate: if you don’t know who you’re going to vote for by now, you don’t possess enough philosophical [...]

[9:57] Obama is talking about my “right” to health care (McCain may have referred to it that way as well – I can’t remember). I want someone to provide for me the philosophical basis of that assertion. Tell me why we ought to tack “health care” on to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness [...]