Here are some most posts, taken from the Archives, that are worth reading for the first time or revisiting for all the good times you had the first time. Enjoy.
Deconstructing Obama’s Speechwriting
Do we need another Ferdinand Pecora to put the rich on trial?
Bittman on our diets, our world, and out future
Dating during a recession
Entries Tagged as 'speech'
Old Posts, Renewed
December 18th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: bittman · dating · ferdinand pecora · food politics · obama · recession · rich · speech
poliPicks
June 5th, 2009 No Comments
A sign that the recession is hitting your area hard: your commute to work keeps getting shorter and shorter. Less people heading to work equals less cars going to work equals you realizing you are both delighted and unnerved by the brisk drive.
On to sunnier topics: poliPicks! This week I have an intriguing piece on [...]
Tags: gender politics · harry reid · immigration · pixar · poliPicks · speech · The Great Recession · Up
Deconstructing Obama’s Speech Writing
April 24th, 2009 2 Comments
As is the case with all candidates who have to mature into an elected official (and then back down to childlike shenanigans come election year), their speeches evolve. Actually, they really don’t evolve, or devolve, at all. They become much more perfunctory. Instead of railing on the current administration or firing up their arenas full [...]
