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Political Culture: The Not-So-Great Society

Jon Cummings August 5, 2010 4

Now is the summer of our discontent … arriving on the heels of a spring, winter, autumn and previous summer that roiled in similar fashion. Americans, it seems, have declared open season upon one

Political Culture: The Palin-Prejean Connection

Jon Cummings July 9, 2009 15

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

Political Culture: Activist Shmactivist

Jon Cummings May 7, 2009 0

Any time now – maybe even during the too-few moments between my pressing “submit” and this column going live – President Obama is going to announce his appointee to replace David Souter on the

Political Culture: Beauty Queens, Bigotry … and Ambivalence

Jon Cummings April 23, 2009 13

It may be that only an event like this could have propped up that downward-spiraling phenomenon, the beauty pageant: An out-and-proud celebrity gossip-monger asking a comely Californian how she feels about gay marriage, and

Political Culture: Christian Right, R.I.P.

Jon Cummings April 16, 2009 12

Have right-wing evangelicals won their last battle? Maybe not, but Jon Cummings thinks it'll take them more than three days to resurrect their political fortunes

Political Culture: We Said We Wanted a Revolution …

Jon Cummings November 20, 2008 14

“Eighty percent of success in life is just showing up.” – Woody Allen For a few years there – as George Bush “won” a pair of shady elections and then repeatedly defied the Constitution,

Political Culture: Obama Sews Up My Bleeding Heart

Jon Cummings November 6, 2008 13

I didn’t cry for an hour and a half. I watched dozens of other people weep and shout and wail and fling themselves to the floor with happiness; I watched pundits variously expound thoughtfully,

Political Culture: Keep Marriage Gay in CA!

Jon Cummings November 3, 2008 8

On Tuesday, citizens of California will have an opportunity to place our indelible stamp on the forward progress of civil rights in the United States. I’m not talking about the election of Barack Obama

Political Culture: Marriage? Keep It Gay!

Jon Cummings May 22, 2008 7

Last week, Republicans half a world apart (in more ways than one) showed us the difference between rational, reasoned political thought and unthinking absolutism. In Israel, on the 60th anniversary of that nation’s founding,