I started this blog almost four years ago as way to contribute to a larger conversation. At first, that conversation was broad and covered myriad topics: public relations, marketing, web strategy, social media, politics, and more. Over time, however, it narrowed and eventually became a blog dedicated to the discussion of politics. It was a [...]

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Headed to Northwest Arkansas today to sit in on a panel discussion for the NWA Emerging Leaders Program. There won’t be much blogging today. I’ll check back in tomorrow.

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The Brookings Institution has compiled these charts that illustrate the variance between the tax cuts proposed by the Obama administration and full extension of 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts, which Republicans (and some Democrats, including Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Rep. Mike Ross) support.

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Roby Brock of Talk Business will moderate a debate between U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Rep. John Boozman. The event will be held on Friday, September 10th at noon at the Peabody Hotel in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. According to Mr. Brock: Talk Business host Roby Brock will moderate the debate. Four media panelists will represent each [...]

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Nate Silver of Fivethirtyeight.com has a comprehensive analysis of generic ballot polling going back more than a decade. His conclusion: In spite of these partial exceptions, the generic ballot is generally fairly stable — almost certainly more stable than something like Presidential polling. This makes a certain amount of sense: whereas something like a gaffe or [...]

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Princeton University presidential historian Sean Wilentz has a new book out in September called “Bob Dylan in America.” Today, The New Yorker posted Chapter 2 of the book on its website, which focuses on Mr. Dylan’s connection to the Beat Generation, notably Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac. Dylan and Ginsberg’s friendship was close and respectful but [...]

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He won the caucuses in 2008, what’s to say he won’t do it again? Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee leads the 2012 GOP presidential field in Iowa, according to a survey of Iowa caucus-goers. Mike Huckabee    22% Mitt Romney        18% Newt Gingrich      14% Sarah Palin             11% Of course, this assumes that he runs.

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Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s campaign has been steadily issuing news releases over the course of the last several days highlighting the 75th anniversary of Social Security and her efforts to keep the entitlement program solvent. The anniversary has sparked a conversation over its future, and today Paul Krugman of The New York Times addresses the matter: Social [...]

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Here’s what I didn’t get to: Andrew DeMillo of AP wrote up the Boozman – Lincoln joint appearance. Mr. DeMillo makes an appearance on Talk Business with Roby Brock this Sunday. Max Brantley of Arkansas Times noted the hypocrisy of Rep. John Boozman’s “no lame duck” pledge. John Brummett of Stephens Media analyzed the issues surrounding the Little Rock [...]

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