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Political Culture: Still Two Americas
We may not have John Edwards to kick around anymore – though that hasn’t stopped us from putting the occasional boot into his backside, has it? – but he did leave us with a
Read More »Political Culture: Break Up the Yankees! (And the Insurance Companies!)
It's baseball playoff time, which has Jon Cummings venting his annual Yankees rage -- and, oddly enough, thinking about public healthcare
Read More »Political Culture: Are You Ready For Some (Wingnut) Football?
Now here’s a fast-moving story: Just a week ago, word leaked that Rush Limbaugh was part of an ownership group hoping to bid on the woebegone St. Louis Rams. Within three business days, the
Read More »Political Culture: Seeing the Best (and Worst) in One Another
Can liberals and conservatives still see the best in one another, or is intelligent political discourse a thing of the past? Jon Cummings combs through his inbox in search of an answer
Read More »Political Culture: Michael Moore’s “Capitalism,” a Don’t-Like-It-Very-Much Story
Michael Moore has a new movie out, and you might assume that a proud liberal like Jon Cummings might be filled with rapturous praise for it...but you'd be wrong
Read More »Political Culture: In Defense of … ACORN?
Glenn Beck scored another pelt for his demagoguery-fur coat this week, when Congress voted to cut all federal funding for the community-organizing group ACORN in the wake of those seedy undercover videos Beck has
Read More »Political Culture: Gimme Some Truth
The words were spoken in London, casually, almost flippantly, and were directed at an audience that was sure to treat them in the spirit they were intended. It was not until the words traveled
Read More »Political Culture: Ted Kennedy and Me
Was Ted the best and bravest of the Kennedys? In his latest Political Culture, Jon Cummings looks back at the Lion's life and times
Read More »Political Culture: At Town Halls, Tea and Thuggery
Jon Cummings thought the right wing would smooth down its fringe feathers after the '08 election. Snake eyes on that roll, Jon!
Read More »Political Culture: The Palin-Prejean Connection
One of them reached the grandest stage in her profession by virtue of her charm and very-good looks, only to be judged harshly upon that stage for her ignorance and her intolerance. Despite her
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