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A Citizen At His Home In Rockford, Illinois, Or Boulder, Colorado, Could Read A Newspaper, Listen To A Radio, Or Watch The Round-the-clock Coverage On Television, But He Had No Way Of Connecting With Those Who Shared His Views. Nor Was There A Quick, Readily Available Tool For An Ordinary Citizen To Gather Information On His Own. In 1960, Communication Was A One-way Street, And Information Was Fundamentally Inaccessible. The Whole Idea Of Summoning Up Data Or Reaching Thousands Of Individuals With The Touch Of A Finger Was A Science-fiction Fantasy.

Somebody Is Going To Have To Do Fancy Footwork To Make Sure Elizabeth And John Edwards Get Their Prime-time Shot .

Conservatives May Worship Adam Smith's 'invisible Hand,' But For Obama, The Helping Hand Comes In Large Measure From The Public, Not The Private Sector. To Call This 'socialism' Is To Do Violence To The Word And To The Concept. To Call It 'un-american' Is A Smear.

I Grew Up In New York City, Where We Played Highly Unorganized Sports: Stick Ball, Stoop Ball, And The Occasional Game Of Baseball With No Adult Supervision.

Something About Her Eyes Or Voice Has Always Suggested The Hint Of A Free Spirit, Trapped In A Peck And Peck Cage, Dreaming Of Making Rude Noises At Public Gatherings Of Republicans.