America’s Unfinished Second Founding

America’s Unfinished Second Founding

In the closing months of 1865, the U.S. was at a crossroads. The Civil War was over. President Lincoln was dead. And the nation was beginning to confront a series of vexing questions in the aftermath of the Civil War. How does the U.S. answer the Declaration of...
Really, Could It Be Trump?

Really, Could It Be Trump?

For months I’ve been telling everyone who brings it up to calm down about the summer infatuation with the cartoonish Donald Trump, whose candidacy was perfect fodder for conversation over the barbecue. Then there was the early autumn period, where it still could...
SURVEY: Divergent Views of Fairness of Pay

SURVEY: Divergent Views of Fairness of Pay

A recent survey shows a majority of Americans, regardless of race, agree that race relations have worsened nationally in the past year — but on questions of equality, opinions were split between white and African-American respondents. Answers to questions about fair...
Comcast Rolls Over for Hillary

Comcast Rolls Over for Hillary

In June, Comcast executive vice president David Cohen hosted a $2,700-a-plate fundraiser for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. On the first weekend in October, the NBC Universal in-kind contributions really kicked in: a star turn on “Saturday Night...