Michael Sean Winters

As the general election takes shape the leading issues have emerged the economy the Iraq War ethics reform global warming A news story may temporarily thrust a new item onto the list but in poll after poll these are the issues that people care about In fact it is an old bit of wisdom that

John McCain has had a four months long head start on unifying the Republican Party around his candidacy but signs remain that the GOP is fractured or unenthusiastic about his bid for the White House Barack Obama has had less than a week to unify the Democrats and the early signs are that the wo

Yesterday the mastermind of the 9 11 terrorist attacks on the United States Khalid Sheik Mohammed told a military court in Guantanamo Bay that he wanted to be executed Yes this is what I wish I have looking to be a martyr from long time I will God willing have this by you I understand ve

Between now and November the single most important decision that Barack Obama will make is his vice-presidential pick The decision itself is of little consequence Although recent vice presidents have played prominent roles and Dick Cheney has been enormously influential usually vice presidents

The contrasting backdrops last night told the story John McCain appeared before a shocking lime green poster speaking to a few hundred supporters in Louisiana unable to find a cadence or turn-of-phrase that might stick in anyone s memory Hillary Clinton spoke to her supporters who unhelpfully

Barack Obama s decision to resign from the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago had two sides First he was undoubtedly tired of being held responsible for every outrageous or semi-outrageous or provocative or semi-provocative remark made from the pulpit there Second the good people at

It is hard to tell what happened in Puerto Rico yesterday On the one hand the results were entirely predictable Hillary Clinton not only enjoys nearly universal name recognition but she represents New York in the U S Senate The large number of Puerto Rican constituents in her jurisdiction mean

I am not sure why all three remaining candidates for president signed a joint statement from the Save Darfur Coalition Perhaps after such a long primary season which was so often focused on nitpicking issues it was time for a little moral posturing They noted that on this moral issue of tremend

Sen John McCain has long cultivated a political image as a maverick someone who is willing to reach across the aisle someone who will take unpopular positions challenge partisan orthodoxies someone you can count on to talk straight Like all political images there is truth in this characteriza

Press coverage of the upcoming Puerto Rico primary continues to disappoint Both the New York Times and the Washington Post repeated the claim that Hillary Clinton was expected to win on the island because she has done better among Hispanics on the mainland Clinton does in fact have a leg up on O