Winners and Losers ... and Epic Fail ... by John Cole
Nothing to Fear ... by Steve Benen
Nation Finally Shitty Enough To Make Social Progress ... by The Onion
Hey Peggy Noonan: Savor ... by Jason Henderson
The Content of His Character ... byBernard Aviashai
I confess a certain impatience, on this poignant day, with all the earnest talk about how America achieved something remarkable yesterday by electing our first African-American president, as if the choice has been about race all along. I do not mean to diminish an historic first, like electing a Catholic in 1960; I, too, choked-up when John Lewis spoke. But relief today is not about Americans choosing an obviously black man over a white man, which proves we can come to terms with our past. It is about our choosing an obviously brilliant, reciprocal man over a thick, cynical one--a man who articulates a coherent vision of global commonwealth over someone advancing vague, military patriotism--which proves we can come to terms with our future.
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