Y'all don't read this blog for my personal reflections on political developments, so I tend to refrain from writing about them. I do think that Obama's speech was a marvel of contemporary ...

"Common ground" may be increasingly difficult to find when everything seems political. Instead, David Litt suggests finding ...

We, the female people of the United States, would like to thank President Obama, and not just because his inaugural speech Monday was one of the shortest in history — much as we appreciate ...

In many ways, Obama’s speech was a repudiation of those who said he raised unreasonable expectations with his hope-fueled campaign in 2008 and failed to change the tone of politics as he had ...

The victory speech Obama first established his reputation as a powerful, influential speaker in 2008, when he broadened his “Yes we can” campaign slogan beyond supporters and invited all ...

There are many modes of President Barack Obama, and the one that appeared, on Wednesday, in a Zoom town hall was calm, reflective, optimistic about policy, attuned to injustice, and certain, to ...

CHICAGO, Illinois—Former President Barack Obama electrified the audience on the second night of the Democratic National Convention with a speech that blended admiration for Vice President Kamala ...

What we bore witness to, besides a great speech filled with masterful prose and clear calls to action, was Michelle Obama becoming the physical embodiment of Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ phrase ...

Former Obama speechwriter reveals the agony and ecstasy of public speaking. Terry Szuplat shares public speaking lessons with new book, "Say It Well." By ABC NEWS. September 18, 2024, 4:57 PM.

One of the young wordsmiths behind President Obama’s oratory is leaving the administration, a crack in a close-knit speechwriting team that helped propel Obama to the White House and has played ...