American Civilization

John Edwards has announced that he’s dropping out of the race to become the Democratic nomination for president. Now this upcoming presidential election will truly be historic. The Democratic nominee will be either Hillary Clinton, America’s first female candidate for the presidency, or Barak Obama, America’s first African American candidate for the presidency. This election [...]

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A colleague just showed me this site. Someone has taken important presidential speeches from 1776 to the present and made « tag clouds » for each. It’s an easy way to get a visual snapshot of which words the various presidents used frequently in their speeches. It’s also an effective way to check an individual president’s priorities. [...]

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This year’s holiday in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. has been primarily characterized by the 2008 bid for the presidency.  The three major rivals for the Democratic nomination were together at the state capitol in South Carolina to remember the life and legacy of Martin Luther King. Read about it here.

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  It’s been one year now that Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House.  I’ve heard many complaints about her leadership of the House of Representatives.  Some are disappointed that not much has been accomplished in Congress this year.  Some are disappointed that she didn’t launch an impeachment investigation against the current administration.  Nancy, [...]

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Well, despite all of the months of complaint about an election that seemed to be going on for too long with too many candidates, many fellow Californians are getting very excited about our upcoming February primary election. We’ll go to the polls on February 5 to select our choice for the Presidential candidate. Last week’s [...]

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