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High Noon: The campaign as a Western movie
By
David Gibson
But who are the Good Guys? John McCain and Sarah Palin think they are, and in this piece in the current issue of The Tablet of London, I try to explain the campaign through the lens of the Old West: Now, in 2008, with terrorists posing a new threat, a new sheriff walks down these…
The “Trekkie” Campaign
By
David Gibson
McCain as Captain Kirk and Obama as Mr. Spock? That’s the take from Jason Horowitz in this week’s New York Observer cover story. I nsightful piece. Spock was mixed race, and great at times of crisis, and he always knew the right thing to do. Horowitz’s lead interview is as entertaining as the rest of…
“Being Catholic Now”
By
Mara Vanderslice
On a recent trip to Pennsylvania, I enjoyed dinner with Kerry Kennedy- daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy- and heard about her new book Being Catholic Now: Prominent Americans Talk About Change in the Church and the Quest for Meaning.She interviews the likes of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Bill O’Riley, Cokie Roberts, Nancy Pelosi and Martin…
“Barry” & the Downstream Media
By
Randall Balmer
In desperation, apparently, Messrs. Hannity, Limbaugh and other principals of the Downstream Media are trying to make hay out of the fact that Barack Obama was known as “Barry” while a child but then opted to use his given name, “Barack,” as an adult. This is suggested as evidence that Obama is, in fact, a…
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