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Category Archives: Big Picture

What The United States Of America Is About

Yesterday’s Thomas Friedman Op Ed says it extremely well.
“I want a president who can one day restore Sept. 11th to its rightful place on the calendar: as the day after Sept. 10th and before Sept. 12th. I do not want it to become a day that defines us. Because ultimately Sept. 11th is about them […]

Posted 15 October 2004 † Hiram Wurf § Bush Administration § Civil Liberties § Iraq War § Political Communication § Presidential Election 04 ‡ Comments (2) °

Why The Republican National Convention Protests in NYC Aren’t More Organized

It seems a bit silly. Reporters, some of them quite well read and intelligent, are critical of the New York City Republican National Convention protests because they lack a certain unity and clarity of purpose. Some writers are kinder, recognizing that the protesters “don’t know how else to say what they have to […]

Posted 30 August 2004 † Hiram Wurf § Bush Administration § Civil Liberties § Economy § Iraq War § Political Communication § Presidential Election 04 ‡ Comments (0) °

Taking Time To Read Walden

Somehow in my schooling and later reading I missed Walden by Henry David Thoreau. It is a big gap for me, though I’m familiar from discussions with friends and other reading of some of its content. While summer is almost gone, I think I’ll pick up a copy to read. Sometimes you […]

Posted 23 August 2004 † Hiram Wurf § Political Communication ‡ Comments (0) °

“All the Places and People I Love”

One of the many good things about having children is that you go through the learning process again, only this time with more experience and (one hopes) more wisdom. The ideas and lessons that were so challenging then, sound simpler now, if not always achievable. It’s amazing for me to think about, but […]

Posted 15 May 2004 † Hiram Wurf § DuPage Politics § Political Communication ‡ Comments (0) °

Competitive Advantage

I have long assumed that Republicans have a competitive advantage over Democrats in governing. “Conservatives” tend to believe in little and slow change - people are best left alone, and government can do little to help them. This makes governing a lot easier. You don’t need to deliver much to be perceived […]

Posted 02 March 2004 † Hiram Wurf § Presidential Election 04 ‡ Comments (0) °