Just when you think everything that could be said about Elena Kagan has been said, the Washington Post goes for the fashion card. I’m not surprised. I anticipated an article coming out like this. I was just waiting to see if it would be the WaPo or Politico. The point of the article is to [...]

Earlier this week, the LA Times focused on the trend of women purposely opting for traditional housewife roles. My friend, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, wrote about it and drew my attention to the story. The article focused on several female bloggers. Most were moms, but one woman, Taryn Cox The Wife, is single and writes about [...]

What makes a writer? Whether you’re a teenager pouring your heart into a journal or a cynical editorial writer, the personality type that must document with the written word is unique. Croupier, a 1998 Clive Owen film, captures the perspective of a writer. In one of my favorite scenes, Owen’s character, Jack, describes his desire [...]

Remember the 2008-2009 Barack Obama? The one who praised Facebook, online fundraising and online organizing for his victory and forced the National Security Agency to build a super-deluxe secret security system for the official POTUS BlackBerry? Either the 2010 Obama has done a 360 on his tech-love, or the most transparent administration evah was lying [...]

While I no longer live Tennessee, I have followed the TN-03 race closely. Thanks to the hard work of blogger, Joe Lance, and two of the campaigns conducting excellent blogger relations, I’ve managed to stay up to date. I’ve been silent on this issue because I’m still undecided. It’s a 8-way race. By all accounts, [...]

I like cool infographics. I’m also terrified at our out-of-control spending, and the day of reckoning is quickly approaching. Not sure who this group is, but the video is simultaneously very cool and quite scary.

Have conservatives turned a corner? The annual Politics Online conference is this week. This is definitely a conference for the sausage makers and is aimed at those working in nonprofit, government or political technology. When I first attended in 2006, this conference helped my thesis come together, so I’ve always been grateful for it. As [...]

Admittedly, when I heard that Sean Hannity was writing a book on how conservatives could take back America in November, I wasn’t that enthused. With poll numbers falling, the growing tea party and the palpable anger of most Americans over health care, these types of books are only expected. Then I read some favorable reviews [...]

For various reasons that are always questioned by conservatives, I served as an AmeriCorps VISTA for two years after college. I don’t regret it. I worked with an amazing nonprofit in Chattanooga that made my first two years in the professional world a dream. However, I was clued into a new universe of “community organizing” [...]

Update: Independent Women’s Forum also picked up this story. Imagine that you’re graduating from college soon. With unemployment at 10%, do you have a chance of getting a job when competing with experienced workers? What are your options? For many recent college graduates, they take internships. It’s not ideal, but it often gives new workers [...]