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Recent Articles

NEW! "Fire the Consultants"
Why do Democrats promote campaign advisors who lose races?
The Washington Monthly
January/February 2005

NEW! "Leap of Faith"
How Democrats Could Win Over Mormons
The New Republic
January 10, 2005

"Bob in Paradise"
How Novak created his own ethics-free zone
The Washington Monthly
December 2004

"The Politics of Piety"
Sojourners
November 2004

"Pro-Life, Pro-Kerry"
TomPaine.com
October 13, 2004

"Empty Pew"
Why W. doesn't go to church
The New Republic
October 11, 2004

"Faith Without Works"
After four years, the president's faith-based policies have proven to be neither compassionate nor conservative.
The Washington Monthly
October 2004

"The Religion Gap"
Can Democrats bridge it?
Commonweal
September 10, 2004

"Jesus Christ, Superstar"
When Hollywood stopped making bible movies, right-wing Christians took over
The Washington Monthly
June 2004

"Kerry and Religion"
Can he reach 'persuadable' Catholics?
Commonweal
June 4, 2004

"Getting Religion"
Democrats shouldn't be scared of religion
Blueprint Magazine
May 2004

"Faith In Deed"
A double standard for Democrats and Republicans on religion
The Boston Globe
April 4, 2004

"How Democrats Can Talk of Religion"
A handy "guide" for candidates
The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 1, 2004

"The Catholic Paradox"
A review of Peter Steinfels' "A People Adrift: The Crisis of the Roman Catholic Church in America"
The American Prospect
January 2004

"GOP 'Dominance' Is Just Trash Talk"
They're not going to rule for a thousand years
Newsday
December 17, 2003

"A Time to Choose"
How Democrats started losing the abortion debate
The Washington Monthly
December 2003

"What the Democrats Need: A religious comfort zone"
The Philadelphia Inquirer
November 16, 2003

"Bowling Bags and Funny Hats"
Reviewing new books by Robert Putnam and Theda Skocpol
Sojourners Magazine
November/December 2003

"Solicitor General"
Why Clark could be the candidate who wins over black voters
The American Prospect Online
October 8, 2003

"End Games"
A review of Will Saletan's "Bearing Right: How Conservatives Won the Abortion War"
The Washington Post
October 5, 2003

"Revival of the Fittest"
Are evangelicals really dumbing down American religion?
The Washington Monthly
September 2003

"General Election"
Insiders say it's too late for Wesley Clark to win the primaries. They're wrong.
The Washington Monthly
September 2003

"The Democrats Had Better Learn How to Fight"
Why the "fruitcake" episode was a cry for help
Newsday
July 24, 2003

"Do the Democrats Have a Prayer?"
To win in '04, the next Democratic nominee will have to get religion
The Washington Monthly
June 2003

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Amy Sullivan is an editor of The Washington Monthly. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Divinity School, and she is currently pursuing a doctorate in sociology at Princeton University. Her articles on politics, religion and the media have appeared in The American Prospect, Beliefnet, The Boston Globe, The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, The Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sojourners Magazine, The Washington Monthly, and The Washington Post. She has appeared on talk radio programs across the United States and previously worked for both the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and for U.S. Senator Tom Daschle.

Jake Rosenfeld is a doctoral student and researcher living in Princeton, NJ. He is a graduate of Haverford College, and he is currently pursuing a doctorate in sociology at Princeton University. His writing on political issues has been published in newspapers across the country, The American Prospect Online, and Newsday. Jake was a proud contributor to Political Aims from March of 2003 to August of 2004, but has hung up his hat in order to write his dissertation.

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(Almost) Daily Thoughts on Political Happenings

8.23.2004

WELCOME (BACK) TO THE ORIGINAL POLITICAL AIMS We beg your forgiveness and patience as we close down one location (www.politicalaims.com) and slowly relocate back here. In the meantime, I'm filling in over at The Washington Monthly's site this week. So if you're going through Amy Sullivan withdrawal (or, to put it another way, if you're my mom), you can head on over and read away.

-- Amy Sullivan 12:11 PM | link

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