Jonathan Miller's Blog, page 416
June 10, 2011
The Politics of The Media & The Search for Lauren Spierer
On the night of June 3, Indiana University student Lauren Spierer went missing. The 20-year-old left a local sports bar, and never made it back to her apartment just blocks away. Lauren, a New York native, has a life-threatening heart condition called Long QT Syndrome that can be fatal without medication. The search for Lauren is still ongoing, but thanks to the power of social media, people all over the country are getting involved and spreading the word.
The news of Lauren's disappearance...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Love
The Politics of Love
This Sunday, June 12th, is the 44th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the United States Supreme Court's decision that struck down laws forbidding interracial marriage. Unbelievably, that's forty-four more years that gay men and women have been legally denied the basic human right of marrying the person they love. Just before her death four year years ago, Mildred Loving released a statement in support of the rights of our gay friends, family, neighbors and colleagues to m...
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend: Empowering Public Employees: Lessons From the Women's Movement
I recently visited Madison where I spoke to Wisconsin Women in Government, a group founded 24 years ago to support women who choose a career in public service. I welcomed the chance to talk about the ways women discover their power, a subject near to my heart and experience. Even though I'd grown up in a very political family, I'd never imagined as a young girl that I'd become a lawyer or run for political office. That's what guys did. But eventually the women's movement empowered me to...
June 9, 2011
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Speed
The Politics of Speed
Do you recall the tale of the tortoise and the hare? Believe it or not that can be applied to modern NASCAR. It is not always the most dominant or fastest car and driver that wins. Sometimes it is the team that best manages fuel. [All Left Turns]
Carl Edwards is back on top of ESPN's NASCAR power rankings this week. Dale Jr., Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, and Matt Kenseth round out the top five. [ESPN]
This week Jalopnik counts down the top ten 16-bit cars. [Jalopnik]
As...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Immigration
Agree with its premise or not, this Bloomberg editorial concisely sums up the upheaval currently going on in immigration policy. The RP predicts that immigration will, yet again, be a huge issue in the 2012 presidential election.
BloombergThe RP heard this story this week on NPR. A very interesting piece on a young Yemeni woman that spent a year in the United States and turned her lens on us to document "the lives of American women [her] age and to compare and...
Jeff Smith: Is Pelosi an Effective Foil for the GOP?
Contributing RP Jeff Smith answers the Politico Arena query as to whether House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi continues to be an effective foil for Republican candidates:
The trend's spread to my neck of the woods, too: Missouri Republican Ed Martin kicked off his congressional campaign yesterday by tying prospective opponent Rep. Russ Carnahan to Pelosi as well (even though it was Steny Hoyer – not Pelosi – here campaigning for Carnahan the day before). This strategy appeared to be effective f...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Fame
The Politics of Fame
"30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin contemplates a run for Mayor of New York City. [The Daily]
Another [U.S. Rep.] "Weiner Sexter" emerges. [Las Vegas Sun]
When the oldest profession meets the second oldest profession: porn stars running for office. [MSNBC]
A warm sports story worth reading about: Texas Rangers draft paralyzed outfielder Johnathan Taylor. [NBC Sports]
The Edwards Affair — Our Readers Weigh In
This week, The Recovering Politician published three pieces in which contributing RPs Jeff Smith, Artur Davis, and I weighed in on the John Edwards investigation and trial. If you missed them, here they are:
Jonathan Miller: I Was Never a John Edwards Fan, But I'm Rooting for Him Now
Artur Davis: Former Federal Prosecutor Terms Edwards Investigation "Misguided"
Jeff Smith: Your Tax Dollars at Work, Prosecuting (and Potentially Incarcerating) John Edwards
These articles certainly touched a nerve. ...
June 8, 2011
Tomorrow at The Recovering Politician
We made it through Wednesday! Hurrah!
We've been so snowed under with responses to this week's commentary on John Edwards' investigation and potential trial that we've decided to print some tomorrow. Tune in at 8:30 am to read a wide variety of opinions, and we hope you will join the fray in the comments section.
Look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Laughter
The Politics of Laughter
The U.K.'s version of America's Next Top Model allowed fans to vote on their website for who they want to see as contests during the next season. All I have to say in regards to the person holding down the #1 spot in fan voting is "Go, Roland, go!" [next.uk]
Logical Thinking [comic]
Nice try, bro. [.gif]
So that's how it works! I guess you really do learn something new every day! [picture]
Success is apparently relative. [picture]
