Camille Nelson (Suffolk): Racial Paradox and Eclipse: Obama as a Balm for What Ails Us (2009). Is Obama really the Hip-Hop President? Michael P. Jeffries investigates. Just another day for Obama's favorite professor: The president praised Occidental College's Roger Boesche for engaging his famous former student in political science, but there's no time to linger — Nietzsche won't wait. American exceptionalism: Does Obama really believe in God and America? Elizabeth Drew on Obama and the Republicans. The West Wing, Season II: Almost overnight, Barack Obama overhauled his White House and rewrote much of the script — now all he needs is a happy ending. The president doesn't matter as much as you think — but this one could have done so much more. Today no one can easily say who Barack Obama is or what he stands for and the coming year is unlikely to offer many clues. The Myth of the Center: Everyone is obsessed about Obama moving to the center — too bad it doesn't mean anything anymore. An interview with Roger Hodge, author of The Mendacity of Hope: Barack Obama and the Betrayal of American Liberalism. Beyond Barack Obama: Lefty focusing on the president and his shortcomings distracts us from the work we need to do. Partisanship is the new racism: Democrats and Republicans may sit together for Obama's speech, but partisanship won't budge. The birther plan to block Obama's reelection: Yes, they have a plan and it may not be crazy.
