Month: January 2013

Morsi’s Anti-Semitic Remarks

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When grotesque, anti-Semitic remarks made by President Mohamed Morsi in September of 2010 were widely published earlier this week, they were met with appropriate outrage by the Western world. Calling Zionists the “descendants of apes and pigs” is completely unacceptable coming from anyone, let alone the president of a country, despite Morsi’s attempts to explain that his remarks were … Read more

Mazie Hirono: Breaking Barriers

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Founded as a haven for men facing religious persecution in England, the United States has never been the tolerant utopia some of its Anglican founders envisioned. The country has never had a Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu president and elected its first Catholic president nearly two hundred years into its existence. The election of John Kennedy … Read more

Joe Donnelly: Hoosier Moderate

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Hailing from the Hoosier hills of Indiana, former congressman Joe Donnelly heads to the Senate with the intent of continuing his proud stance as a moderate. Indiana voters elected Donnelly by a 50 to 44 margin over opponent Republican Richard Mourdock in November. In an earlier, closely contested Republican primary, Mourdock had defeated the 36-year … Read more

Heidi Heitkamp: Dakota DINO?

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After losing a state gubernatorial race in 2000, North Dakota senator Heidi Heitkamp (D) had better luck in 2012. Running for statewide office for the first time since that 2000 loss to now-senator John Hoeven (R), Heitkamp defeated Republican challenger Rick Berg in one of the narrowest Senate elections of the year. Heitkamp won by … Read more

Tim Scott: Beyond Identity

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  Like jumbo shrimp, deafening silences, and honest lawyers, Black Republicans are considered an oxymoron in contemporary American culture. Our culture is deeply ingrained with the notion that only the Democratic Party’s platform is compatible with black interests. In recent elections, black voters have supported the Democratic Party by margins of 19 to 1. Thus, it … Read more

Tim Kaine: Building Bridges?

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Tim Kaine, the new junior senator from Virginia, was sworn in with the 113th Congress on January 3. Kaine, a moderate Democrat, was able to hold off Republican candidate former Senator George Allen in a narrow  race while staying relatively close to the political center. Kaine’s moderate status could be key to his success—Virginia is a … Read more

The Year of the Woman

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Stephanie Schriock knows what she’s doing. She stands at the helm of the pro-choice Democratic women’s political action committee, EMILY’s List, as Washington gets set to welcome a historic number of women into its fold. EMILY’s List has grown substantially in size and influence in the last several years, and hearing their president’s measured but … Read more

The Stewart-Colbert Factor

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Millions of Americans watch them. They have been compared to Murrow and Cronkite, Shakespearian fools, and even Socrates. Their guests have included world leaders, celebrities, leading scientists, and everything in between. But just who and what are Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: 21st century journalists or, as they claim, mere comedians? The answer is not … Read more