Category Archives: Politics

Even outside the field of finance, Americans are apt to be unduly interested in discovering what average opinion believes average opinion to be; and this national weakness finds its nemesis in the stock market. It is rare, one is told, … Continue reading →

Left to Right: Barack Obama “Get Out the Vote,” precinct workers Michael Harrison, St. Petersburg, and Tim Wu, New York City, order free “Chick-fil-A,” sandwiches at the Chick-fil-A Restaurant at 4241 4th Street North, St. Petersburg, on election day. The … Continue reading →

Economist Greg Mankiw has a post that fascinates me.  As a professor who makes over $250,000 a year, he notices that under Obama’s tax plan he may make less money, and pass on less to his children.  Since he’s pretty … Continue reading →

on Friday, in New York city, at the borough office.  Call me a cultist, but in my voting life I think this ballot was the most satisfying. From canvassing in Iowa onwards through our big Obama fundraising party, and Texas … Continue reading →

Truth is always better than fiction.  Governor Palin is in a dispute for trying to fire Safety Bear. (Actually, the man inside).

Okay this is a very california thing to say, but there is definitely a feeling that McCain / Obama is with every day a contest of power and aggression against inner peace and the focused mind my bets are on … Continue reading →

Well perhaps this is nit-picky but I’ve spent a week reading articles saying “Hillary won Texas” – but if you lose the caucus and the delegate count and win the primary, why is that a win?

I spent the weekend in Texas trying to convince Asian-Americans to vote for Obama. While Obama may win this thing anyway, it may be despite the opposition of most of California’s Asian-American democrats, and the interesting question is why, and … Continue reading →