baltimoresun.com - Thomas F. Schaller

Van Hollen aims to 'beat history'

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Rep. Chris Van Hollen feels history peering over his shoulder.

Obama unlike any politician, black or white

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is the first nonwhite candidate in U.S. history to win a major-party presidential nomination. That fact alone makes him a tradition-breaking, political pioneer.

'Straight Talk Express' often reverses course

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Two weeks ago, I suggested that we ought to be able to conduct a presidential election without creating superficial and misleading personal caricatures of the nominees - that it was sufficient to make a case for or against Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama based solely on their records and their proposals. Today, I offer a strong case against Mr. McCain on strictly policy terms.