Democratic National Convention

Jaime Weinman on the contents and delivery of the Democratic nominee’s speech to Americans

What Barack Obama’s political impact says about the Democratic Party—and what may come next

Emma Teitel explains why the DNC is like a bar mitzvah

This just in from the DNC, news both weird and random from the floor

Michelle Obama, Quebec election, Adderall & Harry Potter

Unless you’re a Kennedy, humble beginnings are the only beginnings at the Democratic National Convention.

In case you thought the RNC would take credit for all the weird out there, think again.

Emma Teitel finds Hope and Change very much alive among LGBT delegates at the Democratic Convention

Remember when Michele Bachmann said this….

Julián Castro may represent the younger, less white electorate the Democrats see as key to their future.

Wow. Michelle Obama passed her audition for the Western world’s most retrograde job magna cum laude last night. With perfect pitch, she hit the only note that mattered: that she’s an eloquent, emotive domestic team player—a wife, mother, daughter and sister familiar with sacrifice, working-class integrity and the kind of family values America demands of its First Lady. Even in 2008, the U.S. First Family exists in a fantasy nuclear time warp—he’s the ultimate alpha male, she the beta female helpmeet who doesn’t hold a job outside the home, bears his name, focuses on children (either existing or through worthy causes) and White House decoration.

Did we just witness the advent of the next great U.S. politician?