There has been a lot written this week about two triumphant moments in political speech: Obama’s amusing humiliation of Donald Trump and his sombre yet stern response to the killing of Osama bin Laden. But they say all politics is local, so I am going to focus on the borough council elections where I live, a… Read more »
The shootings in Tucson, Arizona, have moved people far beyond the friends and families of the victims. When a tragic event captures the public mood, political leaders try to articulate a response: to give expression to people’s emotions and satisfy the desire for an adequate reaction from those in power to our shock and pain…. Read more »