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Mock the Vote

Barack Obama may have retaken the presidency last night, but he faced another daunting challenge yesterday: the mock election at the middle school where Josh Fischel teaches sixth grade.
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Shopping for Candidates

Josh Fischel evaluates the presidential hopefuls on what may be the most telling element of their campaigns — their online stores.
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Three Journalists Walk Into a Bar

Brian Williams, Diane Sawyer, and Scott Pelley hatch a plot to sabatoge Jim Lehrer. Josh Fischel has the scoop.
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Emails from Esther

Josh Fischel finds an unlikely pen pal — a conservative blogger who loves God and is less enthusiastic about gay marriage.
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The Man with Three Houses and No Home

Josh Fischel contemplates the curious case of Mitt Romney, a candidate many support but few really like.
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Reading the Ryan Budget as a Liberal

In his new column about the presidential race, Josh Fischel delves into the austere budget proposal from vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan.
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Portrait of the Young Man as an Artist

Josh Fischel interviews Spencer Tweedy — blogger, photographer, musician, and 14-year-old son of Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.
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Down the Inrun: The Last Outpost of High School Ski Jumping in America
Josh Fischel profiles the country’s only high school ski jumping league.
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Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform, Berlin, 1939
Josh Fischel uncovers a transcript of a town hall meeting from Nazi Germany.
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Caroline Kennedy: So Good! So Good! So Good!
For weeks, Caroline Kennedy appeared poised to take New York’s open Senate position, but on Friday, Kirsten Gillibrand was awarded the seat instead. Josh Fischel explains why this was a huge mistake.
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W(h)ither America 2008: We Did It! or We’ve Done Nothing
Two weeks after this year’s historic presidential election, Josh Fischel reflects on the understated nature of Barack Obama’s victory.
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For Better or For Worse
Is there any omen more distressing than getting married on the same day as a character from the comic strip For Better or For Worse? Josh Fischel thinks not.