Debates

In Praise of the Dying Art of Civil Disagreement

by Carl R. Trueman

It is sad to learn that universities are not places which model civil engagement between those who hold differing opinions. Continue Reading »

Obama, Kind of a Jerk, Won

by Carl Scott

But not decisively—Romney always held his own. And I would only say Obama won on the parts of the debates focused on foreign policy. On domestic issues, Romney won. Romney played the gentleman and the minimize-the-exposure strategy. Also a strategic vote-gaining focus on Israel. Very good . . . . Continue Reading »

Gaffe Watch

by Austin Stone

Predictably, much of the post-debate analysis is obsessively preoccupied with finding the all-important gaffe, that rhetorical slip that , however innocuous, disqualifies one decisively for public office. Many have commented on the element of schadenfreude in the gaffe watch, the excited . . . . Continue Reading »