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Obama Attacks Teddy Roosevelt

August 2nd, 2007
By Bill McMorris
Barack Obama’s campaign took a surprising turn yesterday as the presidential hopeful used an Iowa campaign stop to smear the reputation of former president Theodore Roosevelt. The freshmen senator from Illinois accused the Bush administration of creating a “second gilded age” by favoring the wealthy over working families. Read More

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Sins of the Era

July 24th, 2007
By Bill McMorris
AMC’s Mad Men premiered last Thursday to rave reviews from critics and viewers alike. But this generous welcome was not without its detractors. Anyone who turned to the blogosphere could find stories gleefully pointing out the sexism/homophobia/anti-this and that running rampant through Sterling Cooper. Mad Men’s emphasis on “sins of the era,” as The New York Times put it, paints a picture that celebrates the New Left revolution that would come at the end of the decade. The show’s haughty script, obviously drafted by the New Left’s constituents, is more smug than the characters they attempt to satirize. Read More

Chamberlain Returns to Power in Britain

July 4th, 2007
By Bill McMorris
George Santayana penned the brilliant and oft quoted cliché, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." It is a quote that is beaten into the memory banks of every young child--unless you live in England. Read More

Altering the Course

June 28th, 2007
By Bill McMorris
Last week, my family welcomed our eighth cousin into this world, a beautiful eight pound baby girl. Anne Rose McMorris -- a beautiful name. Although, it was not the name that my uncle and aunt had in mind for the newest McMorris; they wanted to call her Stephanie. But life would be hard enough for a person born with Down syndrome without having to learn such a long and complicated name; my father’s younger brother decided to spare his third daughter such a daunting task. Read More