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Politikos XVIV. Part Three-- A Political Convention: What’s It Like to Just Be There ?

I guess infomercials get some people’s attention; and the two major acceptance speeches do create a prologue to the Presidential Debates, which many more people watch.

The Democratic Convention: What’s It Like to Attend as a Guest with the PA Delegation?

The daily life of a PA Delegation Guest/Media person: Traveling and Attending is 90% success.

Back Home After Attending the Democratic Convention

What’s It Like to Attend a Quadrennial Political Party Convention as a Media Person? (Part One of a Three Part Series.)

Politikos XVIII Do We Still Need National Quadrennial Political Conventions? A Modest Proposal

End of August weekend and Labor Day weekend political jamborees in every state and in hundreds of cities to simultaneously celebrate a possible president sounds like some great parties (pun!) to me.

Politikos XVII. Who Are These People? The Campaign-Defined Candidates: Ryan/Romney

The unveiling of Paul Ryan for the impending nomination set off an explosion of biographical research by reporters, but also a barrage of bio-spinning by supporters.

Politikos XVI. The Mess in Mali (West Africa): Spillover from the Arab Spring and a Beach Head for Al Qaeda

The Saharan-northern Mali area represents a new frontier for American and international counter-terrorism.

Politikos. XV. America First; or America -- First in the World?

Despite the rancor and simplification of what passes for Presidential campaigning in the USA at present, the challenge presented by Republicans to the Democrats in foreign policy is elemental.

Politikos XIV: The Politics of What Have You Done for Me Lately

Politics needs to be about recognizing interests and ideals that differ from your own, and then balancing interests in a democratic dialogue.

Politikos 13 - Conservatives Can Still Celebrate

“Universal” Health Care Survives (barely), the legitimacy of the Supreme Court survives (barely), but Conservatives in the US still dominate the political discourse.

Why is More Spending on Politics Tending to Reduce Participation?

Ironically, the more money we have sloshing around in the political arena, the less participation we promote in active politics.

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