I think it's time to applaud the amazing summer for the magnificent Campaign Obama. David Axelrod, David Plouffe and company have succeeded in bringing home their central campaign theme, campaigning fiercely and boldly so that America knows exactly...
Topics: Blog, Letters, Obama, politics

For far too long I have been neglecting my weight. Oh, I've had some good excuses some of the time (last year, I was frequently too sick to go to the gym; this year, I injured my back and took several months before I returned to a more-or-less normal.
Topics: Blog, health

Five questions reporters might ask Joe Biden ... and the answers you'll never hear from his press secretary.5. Mr. Biden, what's up with the hairplugs? Have you ever considered that because the Senator's first wife was tragically killed in a..
Topics: Biden, Blog, McCain

There's a problem with associating the impulse towards integration primarily with progress, growth, transcendence, and enlightenment. Those spiritual impulses may enable our potential, but they don't embrace what's actual. A more grounded...
Topics: Blog, emotions, psychology, soul, spirituality

It's Bizarro day on Fivethirtyeight.com , so I just had to let my true political feelings be known... As an avid John McCain supporter, I must say that all this vice presidential nonsense is distracting us from the truly important issues facing the...
Topics: Blog, humor, McCain, Obama, politics