Biography
Thomas F. Schaller is an associate professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and author of Whistling Past Dixie. His column appears Wednesdays in The Sun.
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A failure to explain financial benefits of health care reform
November 24, 2009
Let's say you are in the market for a new car, and the salesman you meet on the dealership lot is Barack Obama. You want what every big-ticket consumer wants: something that will perform well over a long time and thus be worth your sizable investment. You're worried about sticker price, but only a myopic buyer focuses solely on that because there are many ancillary costs.
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Tough choice awaits Ehrlich as time slips away
November 10, 2009
On Saturday afternoon, I attended the 12th annual Annapolis Tug-of-War. Every autumn, locals string a high-tension rope from the downtown Annapolis dock over to Eastport. Residents from each side then battle for dominance as onlookers keep warm with hearty cheers and frosty beers.
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Political lessons from N.J., Virginia
October 27, 2009
A week from today, New Jersey and Virginia - two nearby states that have a lot in common with Maryland, notably well-educated and racially diverse Eastern Seaboard populations with high household incomes - conduct the only two governor's races in this odd, and odd-numbered, election year.
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Rethinking presidential primaries
October 13, 2009
The historic 2008 presidential election is now almost a year past, but my thoughts last week at a panel on presidential primaries hosted in Washington by the Brookings Institution returned to that election and a presidential candidate who never was - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
