All of The Parental is Politial:
Barack Obama's "Fight the Smears" Campaign
Barack Obama's campaign recently launched a new site called Fight the Smears, intended to debunk the rumors and mischaracterizations that are so easily spread via the Internet, and then given unwarranted credence through mainstream... read more What are your "carbon offsets"?
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with Bill McKibben.
From the background information provided before the call:
Bill McKibben is one of the most vocal and visionary leaders in the climate movement.... read more Why Can't Obama Win Over Working-Class White Voters?
Although it's been amplified recently by the coverage of Barack Obama's remarks in San Francisco (the so-called "Bitter-gate") and the statements of his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the issue of appealing to white working-class voters has been a topic of discussion for months.
Putting... read more Having Their Cake and Eating It, Too
An article in the May 2008 issue of Reason Magazine presents some surprising information about the financing of the Iraq War. In short, funding for operations in Iraq does not come from the annual defense budget. Instead, "a series... read more Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates: John McCain
Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
John... read more A look at Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers, edited by Susan Morrison
... read more Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
Hillary... read more Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates: John Edwards
Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
John... read more Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates: Fred Thompson
Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
Fred... read more Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates: Bill Richardson
Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
Bill... read more Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates: Ron Paul
Who's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
... read more Can conservatives trust Mitt Romney?
In a rare opportunity to watch Sunday morning news programs in their entirety -- I've got kids; even if Tim Russert's on, I'm usually interrupted a dozen times during his intro alone -- this past weekend, I listened to The Chris Matthews Show uninterrupted and was particularly interested by Mitt Romney's... read more A look at Bill O'Reilly's new book, Kids Are Americans Too
"You, kid, are an American. You have an obligation to be a good citizen. That means that you should be honest and pay attention to what happens in the United States and in the rest of the world too."
- Bill O'Reilly, Kids Are Americans Too
Bill O'Reilly... read more Children and online safety.
With all the focus on the social networking site Facebook lately -- in terms of their deletion of breastfeeding photos, tacit approval of pro-ana groups (and other truly objectionable content), and their inaction regarding ... read more Breastfeeding: Public Nourishment or Public Indecency?
Breastfeeding promotion has increased significantly over the past decade. Starting with a CDC-administered Lactation Support Program initiated in 1996 to facilitate pumping and storage, the US Department of Health and Human... read more What's happening to the housing market?
What's happening to the housing market?
An August 16 article in Forbes sums up the situation quite succinctly: The market's troubles began with rising defaults... read more Will Hillary Clinton inspire Republican voters?
As the 2008 presidential race heats up, I'll start including columns that touch upon recent political developments and the resulting editorial commentaries found in the mainstream press.
This past weekend, an... read more Thoughts on Elizabeth Edwards at BlogHer 2007
Last year after the closing keynote address at the BlogHer conference -- at which Arianna Huffington was one of the speakers -- a close friend of mine asked if it bothered me to be politically distant from so many of... read more Politics along the racial divide.
In college, I remember seeing African-American students wearing t-shirts and carrying tote bags emblazoned with the words "It's a Black Thang. You wouldn't understand." And I remember wondering, "Why are you so sure?"
Slavery was abolished nearly 150 years ago, but the... read more What do vaccinations have to do with politics?
Recently, several bloggers at The Parent Bloggers Network reviewed the new book by Paul Offit, MD, Vaccinated:... read more Flag burning: merely incendiary, or downright illegal?
With Memorial Day a week ago Monday, Flag Day coming up a week from Thursday, and Independence Day next month, it's an appropriate time to talk about demonstrations involving the United States flag - most notably, flag burning in protest of US policies.
For the record, I'm a registered... read more Jerry Falwell may have died, but his fundamentalist political agenda will live on.
Jerry Falwell may have died, but his fundamentalist political agenda will live on. Unfortunately.
I’m using the term fundamentalist as it was used in this recent USA Today article, in which Falwell... read more Stem cell research -- what do you know about it?
Stem cell research is perhaps second only to abortion as the most widely-discussed political topic pertaining to the sanctity of human life. While neither of these issues will likely be at the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign, stem cell research will certainly figure into the candidates’... read more Tax information and strategies to help ease your family's financial burden.
Taxation has long been a hot topic of debate in the United States. In fact, one of the most well-known demonstrations was held in opposition to taxes levied on our colonists – the Boston Tea Party.
People generally view taxation as a fait accompli – after all, “in... read more Do you really know what the No Child Left Behind Act is all about?
“I believe that children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way”
- “Greatest Love of All”, Whitney Houston, 1985
It’s easy for Whitney to sing about it. It’s even relatively easy for politicians to draft... read more Facing new political responsibilities as a parent.
What do I know about politics? Certainly not as much as I used to, back in the days when I was free to watch “Meet The Press” on Sunday mornings. Now my girls clamor for cartoons instead. Perhaps if NBC were to animate Tim Russert and his guests…now there’s an idea!
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