I have lots of friends in the national media, and I value their intelligence, dedication and integrity, as well as the important stories that they’ve broken. But I’ve had it with the way the media as a whole – and television in particular – has handled the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Too many journalists have gone from asking…
If you don’t live in Virginia or New Jersey, chances are you don’t know that those two states have gubernatorial elections coming up in just two months. Come to think of it, even if you do live in those states, you might not be paying particularly close attention to the races. Voters in both states so far have…
My dictionary defines “hubris” as “overweening pride or self-confidence” and “arrogance.” Usually, those accused of hubris have been successful – so successful that they inflate their own importance and ability. But some Democratic activists, notably too many armchair political strategists on the Internet, are acting like winners when they haven’t won much of anything. The self-congratulations have been…
While New York state may be the nation’s financial and media center, it hasn’t exactly been a breeding ground for competitive and interesting elections. Even with the GOP’s solid control of the state Senate and its ownership of the governor’s mansion for more than a decade, Democrats have the edge in the Empire State. That said, the state…