Michael Sean Winters

The cause of human rights suffered a severe blow the past fortnight and no one will mention that fact in Denver at the Democratic Convention this week or at the Republican Convention in St Paul next week The issue did not come up in discussions of Sen Joe Biden rsquo s storied foreign policy cre

Like many too-plugged in Americans my cell phone has not left my side for three days as I wait for the text message announcing Barack Obama rsquo s running mate I have kept it by my bedside in case the announcement comes before my alarm goes off I take it on my morning constitutional as I walk a

The airwaves were positively dripping with the news that Sen John McCain could not remember the number of houses and his wife Cindy own The correct answer is seven Mrs McCain is the heiress of a beer distribution company and is known to be fabulously wealthy Her 2006 tax returns showed that s

John McCain has received plaudits from conservatives for his forthright answer to pastor Rick Warren rsquo s question about human life at last Saturday rsquo s forum at Saddleback Church When asked at what point a human being acquires rights McCain said without hesitation At conception Barack

The ignorance of the mainstream media and the educated elites from which they are drawn when it comes to religion is astounding and by now unsurprising But when it is wedded to historical ignorance it is time to lodge a protest This morning s Washington Post has an op-ed by Kathleen Parke

This morning rsquo s Washington Post leads with a front page above the fold story that focuses not only on whom Barack Obama will select as his running mate but the manner in which the announcement will be made It is a fascinating look at how much campaigns have changed in their tactics in only fo

The South was once solid for the Democrats when the GOP suffered from its identification with Lincoln and Democrats controlled all the levels of power during the Jim Crow years Then the national party broke with the South over the issue of civil rights and the GOP began to make inroads In 1968

Saddleback Church and its pastor Rick Warren were the bigwinners of last night rsquo s presidential forum Warren sponsored the evangelical version of the Al Smith dinner the quadrennial white tie event hosted by the Catholic archbishop of New York at which presidential candidates appear albeit

James Pinkerton has a very smart post over at Huffington in which he suggests that the nation rsquo s next president no matter who it is appoint Arnold Schwarzeneggar to be energy and environmental czar in the new administration I like the idea but quibble with the word czar In light of Vla