Freshly minted Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele gave an interview to the Washington Times in which he detailed his plans for making the GOP relevant again. Says Steele: We need messengers to really capture that region – young, Hispanic,
by John Ridley21 Feb 2009, 7:07 AM PST0
Shangri-la and Brigadoon and Bipartisan. Three mythical places. One of which few Republicans have seemingly ever heard. Because if there is one thing we can take from the first weeks of the “New” Washington, it’s that the (liberal) Democrats are
by John Ridley14 Feb 2009, 6:45 AM PST0
Usually when a president leaves office he and his administration have the good graces to go off somewhere and quietly wait for history to pass judgment on their legacy. Not so with the Bushies. Having thoroughly bankrupted every aspect of
by John Ridley7 Feb 2009, 8:03 AM PST0
On the heels of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcing the nominees for their 81st shindig, there were the usual nontroversies over who was named and who was ignored. Among all that, Hollywood trade paper Variety noted
by John Ridley23 Jan 2009, 12:59 PM PST0
Considering all the price gouging going on with hotel rooms in DC, Obama’s inauguration is apparently history in the making. But as we observe this epic, monumental, never-been-done-before achievement, what exactly are we celebrating? If Toni Morrison is to be
by John Ridley20 Jan 2009, 6:15 AM PST0
I find in life the compass of one’s politics are often arbitrarily set by the poles of the person you happen to be communicating with. When I write for the Huffington Post I’m often considered the resident Righty. When I
by John Ridley7 Jan 2009, 6:30 AM PST0