Posts by Jefferson Morley

Jefferson Morley is the national editorial director of the Center for Independent Media. A veteran Washington journalist, he wrote the World Opinion Roundup column for washingtonpost.com from 2001-2006. He also worked as an editor and reporter at The Washington Post from 1992 to 2000. He is the author of "Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA" published in 2008 by the University Press of Kansas.

The Triumph of Blue Patriotism

By Jefferson Morley | 01.20.09 | 9:37 am

The “blue” patriotism of Barack Obama is not new. It’s been hidden in plain view all around the same parts of Washington the inaugural parade will follow this morning.

What we mean when we say ‘country first’

By Jefferson Morley | 09.03.08 | 12:17 am

The ideals of “country first,” and “service” won lavish praise at the Republican National Convention last night. The realities of the Republican party and President George W. Bush got rather less respect.
A parade of speakers in St. Paul, including…

McCain’s split brain

By Jefferson Morley | 09.02.08 | 11:17 am

As the twin human interest hurricanes of Gustav and Bristol Palin’s pregnancy dissipate, the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., is returning to normal. This is the kickoff to a presidential election, not a preview of a daytime talk

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Palin as Mayor

By Jefferson Morley | 09.02.08 | 10:33 am

As the Republican National Convention returns to a semblance of normality on Tuesday, the public record of vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is beginning to emerge. Laura McGann of the Washington Independent is in Alaska and beginning to excavate

Palin family values

By Jefferson Morley | 09.01.08 | 3:34 pm

The announcement that Bristol Palin, the unmarried daughter of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Plain, is pregnant, injects a welcome dose of reality into the so-far unreal discussion of Republican “family values” in the 2008 presidential campaign.
The challenges facing the…

Grandmother-to-be Palin opposes sex education

By Jefferson Morley | 09.01.08 | 3:23 pm

Would-be Vice President Sarah Palin, who announced today that her unmarried teenage daughter is pregnant, opposes sex-education programs in schools as a matter of principle. Washington Independent’s Ari Melber has the story.

Closing night: Obama regains his balance

By Jefferson Morley | 08.29.08 | 8:21 am

Until Thursday night, it had been a crowded week for the Democratic National Convention. There were too many delegates and too many reporters jammed into the too-small Pepsi Center. The conversations of the faithful were crowded with anxieties…