The Big Sort : Bill Clinton

What Change Means: It's Not Policy; It's Process

Bill Bishop — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:24:00 GMT

"Palin and Biden Stake Their Claims on Change," rang the lead headline in the Times after the vice-presidential debate. Who could blame them? With several wars, Great Depression II, a blistering civil conflict in Pakistan, and European economic collapse,...(read more)

Why No One Trusts the Government to Fix Anything Anymore

Bill Bishop — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:33:00 GMT

Over the past few decades, Congress hasn't done a very good job of solving problems. (Congressional scholar Nelson Polsby once described Congress as being in a 30-year period of stalemate.) Now we expect these guys to rejigger the world's financial system...(read more)