Closing argument

It’s okay to relax your grip on cynicism and be inspired (and yes, this is a postcard to myself):

Studs Terkel dead

Doesn’t seem possible. Studs was/is a hero to me; I’ll have more to say later.

Danny Elfman on President Sarah Palin

Your Halloween just got a little scarier:

Stanley Fish explains the rope-a-dope

The Power of Positive Campaigning

Clinton on Clinton (George, that is…)

Free your mind and your ass will follow, indeed:

Defining Moment

Whatever you do, don’t throw me into that briar patch!

Is McCain really this much of an idiot?

Hard economic times and incendiary right-wing rhetoric are an explosive combination

That is all.

Springsteen: “I want my country back”

Ralph Stanley radio ad for Obama

Salvo in the battle for a post-racist America.