Why We Must Overhaul “Support Our Troops”
Elvin Lim reflects on Veteran’s Day.
Good Morning and Good Night in America
Elvin Lim’s weekly blog.
The Arc of a Pendulum
Elvin Lim looks at the historical precedent for tomorrow’s election.
The Rehabilitation of Liberalism
Elvin Lim’s weekly column looks at liberalism.
Obama Doesn’t Understand
Elvin Lim takes a look at the charge that Obama doesn’t understand.
The Paradox of Logocracy
Elvin Lim reflects on what our politicians have said in light of our financial crisis.
What Hapened to “Nothing But the Truth?”
Elvin Lim wonders about the truthfulness of our politicians.
Whoever Said that VP Picks Don’t Matter?
Elvin Lim looks at the nomination of Sara Palin.
When Pandering Isn’t a Choice
Elvin Lim reflects on the candidates actions at the Faith Forum.
Candidates, Fortuna, and Political Regimes
Elvin Lim looks at the Presidential candidates.
“I should’ve picked a better hashtag”: Lauren Appelwick on the OUPblog
I was late turning in this reflection. Do you know how embarrassing that is? The former Editor missing a deadline to the current Editor? Apparently blogging muscles atrophy after you adapt to writing mostly in 140-character sprints.
Oxford authors on Sandy Hook
On 14 December 2012, Adam Lanza shot and killed his mother before driving from his home to Sandy Hook Elementary School and opening fire on students and staff. Twenty children and six adults were murdered before the gunman committed suicide. Many Oxford University Press authors felt compelled to share their expertise to offer comfort, explanations, and understanding. Here’s a round-up of their recent articles on the tragedy.
Rick Santorum wins in Louisiana
Rick Santorum had a great night, but he would need to win 70 percent of the delegates moving forward to unseat frontrunner Mitt Romney. That’s not going to happen, but it’ll be a painful road toward the increasingly inevitable. As late in this game, powerful conservatives like Thomas Sowell, Rush Limbaugh, and Tony Perkins are still advocating for Rick Santorum and other non-moderate candidates. Every day they continue to do this, they make less likely confident predictions from outside the beltway that Republicans will come together in the Fall against Obama.
The disconnect between democracy and Republicanism
By Elvin Lim It should now be clear to all that the highly polarized environment that is Washington is dysfunctional, and the disillusionment it is causing portends yet more headlocks and cynicism to come. Here is the all-too-familiar cycle of American electoral politics in the last few decades. Campaign gurus draw sharp distinctions to get […]
Politics & Paine: Part 4
Welcome to the final installment the Politics & Paine series. Harvey Kaye and Elvin Lim are corresponding about Thomas Paine, American politics, and beyond. Read the first post here, and the second post here, and the third post here. Kaye is the author of the award-winning book, Thomas Paine: Firebrand of Revolution, as well as […]
Elections 2010: Politics at a Time of Uncertainty
By Elvin Lim We have 99 Days to go before Election Day. How different things look today compared to Obama’s first 100 days. In the last year and a half, the national mood has turned from hope to uncertainty. The sluggish job market is the economic representation of this psychological state. Business are not expanding […]