I Got Into Writing And Thinking About

After Immersing Myself In The Mysteries Of The Electoral College For A Novel I Wrote In The '90s, I Came Away Believing That The Case For Scrapping It Is Less Obvious Than I Originally Thought.

Think About One Of The Most Powerful Influences On A Young Child's Life - The Absence Of A Father Figure. Look Back On Recent Presidents, And You'll Find An Absent, Or Weak, Or Failed Father In The Lives Of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton And Barack Obama.

In Every Debate, Whatever The Format, Whatever The Questions, There Is One And Only One Way To Identify The Winner: Who Commands The Room? Who Drives The Narrative? Who Is In Charge?

Conservatives May Worship Adam Smith's 'invisible Hand,' But For Obama, The Helping Hand Comes In Large Measure From The Public, Not The Private Sector. To Call This 'socialism' Is To Do Violence To The Word And To The Concept. To Call It 'un-american' Is A Smear.

It Strikes Me As A Sound, Honest Statement For A Prospective Voter To Say: 'look, I Haven't Given This Election A Minute's Thought, And It's Just Not Fair For Me To Cancel Out The Vote Of Someone Who Actually Gives A Damn.' Indeed, It's Not Just Sound And Honest - It's The Ethically Responsible Thing To Do.