Politics
A Sonnet for Sarah Palin
The Obsolete Vernacular’s resident classicist, Mark Cichra, presents a sonnet for the Alaskan governor, and potential Vice President of our fine land.
Republican and Democratic Conventions Are Boring Television
Obsolete Vernacular editor Michael Grandone wonders, what is the point of these party’s conventions? Nothing gets accomplished there. So it must be about the television- which yields dismal results.
What a Mess
A wax dummy of The Pope living under the staircase? Schwarzenegger sculpted as “The Thinker”? Missiles as coffeetables, a diorama of JFK’s assasination, and Mao everywhere? The director of Independence Day and 10,000 B.C. has left us speechless, with his gawdy, politically themed man-pad. Confused? Just click here. (PGJ).
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Where in the World Is Barack Obama? Does John McCain Want a New Monroe Doctrine? Is This What You Call Foreign Policy?
So you toured the world last weekend or spent your time working on those missile defense systems out back. Does that really constitute a foreign policy? Michael Grandone wonders the Obsolete Commentary way if Barack Obama and John McCain are really ready for the international stage.
The Revolutions of Politics
Ever get the feeling that politics can be best understood as a reaction against the status quo? Look at France one year ago — frustrated with a century of liberal policies, reaching a tipping point, and electing the uncouth conservative buffoon, Sarkozy. Now England is going through a similar existential crisis, resulting in the election [...]
No Deal!
When running the war in Iraq, preventing the nation from sliding into recession, and entertaining world leaders like the Pope become much too stressful, it’s nice to know NBC’s Deal or No Deal is there, like an old friend, to joke around with and let off some steam. That’s right, President Bush was on Deal [...]
American History Repeating Itself
Clintons in high places. Sex scandals. Dubious war mongers. Biased news corporations. No, it’s not 2008, it’s 18th-century America. John Broderick takes us through post-revolution politics and our repetition of it.
