The Big Sort : Change

No, We Didn’t: America Hasn't Changed as Much as Tuesday’s Results Would Indicate

Bill Bishop — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:22:00 GMT

One week after a historic presidential campaign that ended with the election of a man who billed himself as a post-partisan candidate of a unified America, this country is more divided than it was four or eight years ago. Or, less abstractly, while some...(read more)

If This Is a "Change" Election, Then What's Changed?

Bill Bishop — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:56:00 GMT

Let's consider what's not new in this election. There's a lot. The last five or six elections have been pushed along by trends that have been in place since the mid-1970s. Despite the extraordinary circumstances this year, the basic political contours...(read more)

What Change Means: It's Not Policy; It's Process

Bill Bishop — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:24:00 GMT

"Palin and Biden Stake Their Claims on Change," rang the lead headline in the Times after the vice-presidential debate. Who could blame them? With several wars, Great Depression II, a blistering civil conflict in Pakistan, and European economic collapse,...(read more)