Glamour is “not just about movie stars,” says Virginia Postrel. The editor in chief of Deepglamour.net and former Editor in Chief of Reason magazine points out that glamour, which originally meant a literal magic spell “that promises to to transcend ordinary life and make the ideal real,” is especially powerful when applied to the world of politics. Reason.tv’s Ted Balaker sat down with Virginia P…
Orly Taitz, the lawyer, dentist, and real estate agent at the head of the birther movement, joins us live. Broadcast on March 3, 2010 Midweek Politics with David Pakman is a nationally syndicated talk radio and program….
Colin Powell comments on Obamas first year in office, and disagrees with Dick Cheney that Obama has made the country less safe. Tony Kornheiser is suspended from ESPN for his comments about reporter Hannah Storm. Audience emails about Evan Bayh, insulting Midweek Politics, Dont Ask Dont Tell, and the Westboro Baptist Church. Broadcast on February 24, 2010 Midweek Politics w…
Politics Video Blog: The assassination of Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto presented the 2008 presidential candidates with one last opportunity to distinguish themselves before January 3rd’s Iowa caucuses. See how they worked it in today’s (belated) Sunday Show Roundup episode of tpmtv….
Sarah Palins hypocrisy over the use of the term retard by Rush Limbaugh and Rahm Emmanuel. The same Republicans criticizing and condemning the Obama administration for its decision to try the underwear bomber in US federal court said nothing when the Bush administration tried shoe bomber Richard Reid in a US federal court, which led to a guilty verdict and a life sentence without parole in a super…
President Obama made a surprise visit at the White House Press Briefing and spoke about his earlier meeting with Congressional leaders and said, "It went very well. In fact, I understand Reid and mcconnell are making snow angels in the South Lawn together."…
American University of Paris Political Science Professor Christian Joppke wasinvited to to France24’s ‘Face Off’ to discuss the topic “France: No Asylum for refugees?”, taking a look at the debate over possible tightening of European immigration laws. The show aired on Wednesday 03 June 2009. AUP Professors are frequent guests on national and international television channels to discuss political,…
