Daniel Nichanian
DANIEL NICHANIAN
For McCain, all-American strategy may backfire

Late last week, John McCain unveiled what his campaign described as its “first general election ad.” The 60-second clip introduces McCain as “the American president […]

April 1, 2008

DANIEL NICHANIAN
For Sarkozy and Dubya, a shared playbook

Always eager to intensify the extremism of his rhetoric, the increasingly unpopular French President Nicolas Sarkozy is seeking to regain approval by coupling a despicable […]

March 3, 2008

DANIEL NICHANIAN
Cult-like chant does not translate into real change

Three words have been running through my mind ever since I finally forced myself to watch the YouTube video sensation that features an all-star cast […]

February 18, 2008

DANIEL NICHANIAN
Devolving dialogues in the Democratic primary

After a year of political chatter leading up to the first 2008 contests, it’s hard to find anything new to say about the Democratic primaries. […]

February 11, 2008

DANIEL NICHANIAN
Obama’s Reagan Revolution

In the run up to the Nevada caucuses, Barack Obama offered disaffected progressives unsure of where to turn in the Democratic primary yet another reason […]

January 22, 2008

DANIEL NICHANIAN
No sure candidate leaves left-leaning voters in bind

The political world froze on Friday when a man entered Hillary Clinton’s office in Rochester, N.H., claiming he had a pipe bomb strapped to his […]

December 3, 2007

DANIEL NICHANIAN
Irrational GOP fire makes Clinton look like far left

From the start of her campaign, Hillary Clinton has firmly established herself as the most conservative of the Democratic candidates; but the vehemence of the […]

November 14, 2007

DANIEL NICHANIAN
France’s president furthers anti-immigrant agenda

Having spent much of the past five years following the career of the newly-elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy, I understand full well how much he […]

October 29, 2007

DANIEL NICHANIAN
Clinton, Obama hawk over Kyl-Lieberman

Just as it slowly built up its case for the Iraq War, the Bush Administration is drumming the war beat again – this time against […]

October 15, 2007

DANIEL NICHANIAN
In Craig case, stigma clouds judgment

Public bathroom users, beware: Taking a bag with you in the stall has become an unmistakable sign that you are preparing to engage in homosexual […]

September 6, 2007