The Nation -- Learning from Rice and How to Win Elections

A Lesson in Diplomacy

In short, Rice's class taught us that C students rush to war, while A students work diligently and patiently toward peaceful solutions to international problems.

Kumbaya Dammit--and Nine More No-Brainers for a Smarter Left

Experiment! One hundred twenty million people don't vote and millions more don't do much more than that. Let's not kid ourselves--we don't know what engages folks. We know that traditional politics turns them off in droves. So let's try new ideas and honor failure. But err, let's not repeat it very often. So let's share what we learn.