Yes, again
From President Barack Obama’s farewell address: “Yes, we can. Yes, we did. Yes, we can.”
Not enough
“This is a political choice that we make — to allow this to happen every few months in America. We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction.”
Inauguration Day
“The most remarkable moment for me was the reference to Seneca Falls, Selma, and Stonewall, joining three movements into one ongoing struggle for human rights and the widening we of ‘we the people’ — the phrase that served as the kernel of the president’s address.”
Obama on education
“We need to teach our kids that it’s not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair; that success is not a function of fame or PR, but of hard work and discipline.”
Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
Remember the spin in the wake of Rio’s Olympic victory? “WORLD REJECTS OBAMA,” yelled the Drudge Report. But Norway has gone rogue. From the...
Three inaugural moments
Sources for Barack Obama's speech and Joseph Lowery's benediction
A family photograph
A photograph of Barack Obama and his grandparents: "The Republican strategy in this campaign has been in large part to make voters think that Barack Obama is Not Like Us. There are two problems with that strategy. One is that Like Us no longer looks to many people like a compelling qualification for office. We're now wrapping up an eight-year-long lesson plan on that point."