Rockridge Institute
Senior fellow at the Rockridge Institute, a progressive think-tank in Berkeley, and a political consultant; author of The Politics of Deceit: Saving Freedom and Democracy from Extinction
PROFILE
Glenn W. Smith
Guest
FROM Glenn W. Smith
To the Point
Presidental Politics and the Promise of Change Barack Obama has been talking about "change" since the outset of his presidential campaign. After he won the Iowa caucuses, other candidates began using the word so often it's become a mantra—not just for Democrats, but Republicans too. Are they all saying the same thing, or are they using the same word to convey different messages?
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