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Friday, May 25, 2012

Jesse Gottschalk

Iraq, ACORN, Norbit: a look at political values

Values matter in politics.

Which values matter can be more difficult to analyze.

There are a lot of dimensions along which people place their values. Some are more obvious than others, some are writte…

Debating with myself: a Swarthmore education

Let me pay Swarthmore a Socratic compliment: in my four years here, I have learned, more than anything else, that I know nothing.

Time and time again, as a Political Science major I have had misconcep…

Looking for diversity? Don't look to the Senate

It’s not going out on a limb to predict that Roland Burris will not be a senator for much longer. When he leaves, it is an unfortunate fact that America will be back where it was at the start of 2009:…

Calling for a smarter government of any size

How much do we trust the federal government?

Ask that question casually, and you’ll typically get a pretty cynical response. Ask the question in a poll, and people typically rate the federal governmen…

Dispelling the notion of one "real" America

For those of you unfamiliar with the Old Dominion, here’s a quick glimpse into some of the things you hear regularly in Virginia politics.

A voice growls over a grainy photograph: “Met Tom Perriello…

Happy new year, Democrats. 2009 will be hard

Dear Democrats,

(Don’t worry, Republicans, I haven’t forgotten you, but in this first column of the Obama administration, I have some words for his Democratic supporters.)

2008 was quite a year, w…