The Inaugural Roundtable: Barack, Orenthal James, Steph & LeBron

On a sunny, cloudless Manhattan afternoon this past Saturday, June 18, 2016, I sat down with six close friends—five African-Americans and one Caucasian—to moderate the inaugural Politics, Race & Pop Culture Roundtable. During this hour-long conversation and debate, this opinionated group discussed President Obama’s complex legacy, the nature and extent of America’s progress in race relations since the O.J. Simpson verdict in 1995, and whether … Continue reading The Inaugural Roundtable: Barack, Orenthal James, Steph & LeBron

David S. MitchellJune 21, 2016December 28, 2016Leave a comment

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Why Democrats Need a Stronger Republican Party

When the “Founders” sat down in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 to write our Constitution, they were driven by and concerned with a host of specific, critical logistical matters—for example, whether executive power should exist in one person or three, or whether slaves should be counted for purposes of determining proportional representation in the House of Representatives—but at the forefront of their minds, and … Continue reading Why Democrats Need a Stronger Republican Party

David S. MitchellFebruary 24, 2016May 28, 2016Leave a comment

We Hold These Truths

We Hold These Truths, a novel by David S. Mitchell

Recently, I sat down to discuss the presidential election of 2008, the subsequent 2010 election cycle, and the story behind the story—including the squandered opportunity for CHANGE—that inspired my first novel…We Hold These Truths. Continue reading We Hold These Truths, a novel by David S. Mitchell

David S. MitchellFebruary 18, 2016May 28, 20163 Comments

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The Inaugural Roundtable: Barack, Orenthal James, Steph & LeBron

Why Democrats Need a Stronger Republican Party

We Hold These Truths, a novel by David S. Mitchell