Most everyone, no doubt, has read stories about Chinese authorities intimidating journalists, restricting Internet access at Olympic media centers, and other various reports of violations of Beijing’s supposed promise to allow freedom for the international press during the Games. You’ve…

It seems that no matter how many times “the race issue” seems to fade to the background of this campaign, it doesn’t stay there for long. Recurring controversies about race are keeping the issue front and center in the contest…

With the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games only 9 days away, I’ve compiled a roundup of stories that give some indication of what to watch for as the games begin:

Air pollution: This is undoubtedly the biggest concern…

Forbes magazine looked at cities all over the country to find the best places to buy a home. Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta and St. Louis all made the top 10.

Yes. St. Louis.

I love St. Louis. I don’t mind…

Gerard Baker, writing in the London Times, offers this satirical account of Barack Obama’s world tour:

And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from…

Barack Obama will be speaking in Berlin, Germany tomorrow, in an outdoor address open to the German public. Obama is extremely popular in Europe — a recent Pew Research poll showed him leading McCain by a whopping 50 percent in countries like France…

The debate over bias in the media has raged for decades, and it’s not likely to be resolved anytime soon. Even among the comments on this blog, one can find accusations that the “liberal” media is “in the bag” for…

I have previously translated Arabic al-Jazeera articles (and comments) in order to give readers of The Platform some idea of how the election is being followed around the world. Despite some alarming stories about what’s happened to other bloggers who have…

USA Today’s website has a “Candidate Match Game” which allows you to determine which presidential candidate most shares your views via a neat interactive tool.

There are twelve “statements,” in four separate categories, and for each you can use a slide…