That Obama is considering George Mitchell fills us with excitement, same for Lederman. Op: Palestinians and Hamas could learn a lot from King's example. Notes on how China probably watched Obama's address. Jenna and Barbara's open letter to Sasha and Malia. He feels a
As a new First Family enters the White House, a new collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, and poetry for children pertaining to the presidential residence is released to share our collective past.
Obama calls immediate halt to Guantanamo Bay trials. Several constitutional lawyers recommend Obama take the oath again, just to be sure. We've gradually become so in sync with this transfiguration of America that we'd collectively, silently, fill in any poetry he might have missed. Reviews of
Pity the English. Not only are they cursed with bad weather, and the habit of talking about it all the time, they also fear eye contact with strangers in long corridors.
Perhaps due to Obama’s victory speech mention of 106-year-old Ms. Cooper, a new edition of Ernest J. Gaines’s classic story spanning American slavery and the civil rights movement has been reissued.
Barack Hussein Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States of America. Text of President Obama's inaugural speech. Two million visitors fill the National Mall; how much longer before Warren shows his tattoo? The new (virtual) White House has a blog. Adam Levine's aunt texts
To mark the end of the Bush era, selections from eight years of presidential spoofery on TMN: Using a special chemical process, the library is able to keep this section of the World Trade Center burning and producing thick, acrid smoke forever. Paul Ford tours the Presidential Library. There are
Is there room for civility in Civil Rights? On the day of Obama’s inauguration, facing down the moment you nearly brought President George W. Bush to task.
Bush spends last full day commuting sentences, placing long-distance calls. What it's like to conduct Obama (see video). The Meridian Star apologizes for "acting with gross neglect" concerning segregation and civil rights. Round-up of varying blog responses to Goldberg's "Why Israel
In his new novel, Stéphane Audeguy speculates on Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s little-mentioned older brother, and in doing so creates a palatable mirror image of history.
