While John Kennedy and Bill Clinton’s sexual shenanigans have been the butt of decades of jokes and one impeachment trial, compared to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his multiple long-term mistresses – one of whom was his cousin – Kennedy and Clinton were amateurs. FDR may be one of our greatest presidents, leading the country from…
After Americans re-elected President George W. Bush and gave Republicans majorities in both houses of Congress in 2004, Karl Rove spoke of a durable Republican majority. It endured until 2006. The election of President Obama, which was touted as the first triumph of the changing demographics that would keep Democrats in power. That lasted until…
I broke my rule last week. I read a review of This Means War before I saw it. I only read one: Roger Ebert’s vicious pan of the film. While I’ve not always shared Ebert’s taste, I have developed a deep affection for him as a champion of independent movies, liberal politics, and, after cancer…
