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Brad Rourke
Brad Rourke writes a column on public life called Public Comments, produces an occasional videolog called Taxonomies, is a founder of the Maryland neighborhood blog, Rockville Central, and is in a band called The West End.
The Identity (Theft) Crisis
How personal credit information ends up in the hands of Pakistani criminals.
What If It Had Been More Than an Infomercial?
Obama's 30-minute broadcast was a squandered opportunity.
University Bribes Students to Retake SAT
Baylor University's unethical ploy to game the college ranking system.
Why the Bailout Plan Failed
The reasons become clear when one steps away from the panic for just a moment.
McCain Can’t Plead Ignorance in the Age of Google — Nobody Can
Wake up, presidential hopefuls! Embarrassing revelations about donors, staffers and "spiritual mentors" are just a search engine away.
What I Would Say to Eliot Spitzer
Publicly shamed ex-governor Eliot Spitzer is now Citizen Spitzer: a full-time repentant husband. What would you say if you were his neighbor?
Got Ethics, McCain?
The New York Times' bombshell story on John McCain proves that sometimes in today's political climate "we seek examples of wrongdoing and find them where they do not quite exist," contends Brad Rourke.
White Men Can’t Talk
MSNBC correspondent David Shuster got into hot water when he said that Chelsea Clinton was being "pimped out." In trying to use so-called street lingo, he made the same mistakes any foreign language speaker makes when idiomatically out of their depth, with similarly hilarious results, observes Brad Rourke.
It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose… Or Is It?
As Brad Rourke watched the presidential debates and the candidate interviews, he couldn't help but think how he would answer certain questions or parry certain jabs if he were in their shoes. It baffled him when presumably savvy politicians stumbled. However, a Pinewood Derby changed his perspective.
Combative Sound Bite Politics Are Fine With Me
Brad Rourke used to get worked up about reforming the political scene. Now he's learned to stop worrying and love the hyperpartisan bomb.
