InLeadership CulturebyJoseph Serwach30 Years After Loss, the Real Bob Casey Finally Flips the High Court: Junior Denies His LegacyThe fervor fueling his addiction to the new cult of politics: A tale of two Bob CaseysJul 15, 20222Jul 15, 20222
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph SerwachWhat killed politics? We won’t be judgedIt was 1991 — Democrat strategist James Carville called to give me a tongue-lashing for writing that his U.S. Senate candidate was “the…Aug 18, 20191Aug 18, 20191
Joseph SerwachReligion, Politics and Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson wants to unite believers around truth and love: From the religious to people who place their faith in everything from…Nov 15, 20191Nov 15, 20191
InKoinoniabyJoseph SerwachMixed Race Lives Matter? How Do You Define Black? White?A black descendant of Confederate President Jefferson Davis? 75–90 percent of African Americans have some white ancestry?Jun 18, 202011Jun 18, 202011
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph SerwachThe Trump Brand in 1 WordJennifer Williams meant the one-word slight as criticism. Donald Trump lovers would say it sums up his approach to Washington.Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph SerwachHow the U.S. Went From Country Club vs. Worker Class to Identity Politics to MAGA vs. EstablishmentPolitics will always be “us vs. them” — over 30 years a complete party realignment reframed the narrativeJun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph SerwachThe One-Term Presidents Who Refused to Fade AwayDefeated presidents most likely to start new dynasties: Like America, they come back louder, prouderNov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph SerwachA New Life, Career for Kwame Kilpatrick? After the Rise and Fall of Detroit's First Hip Hop MayorThe resurrection of a new Kwame Kilpatrick — returning to a Detroit church SundayJun 9, 2021Jun 9, 2021
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachStain of Impeachment? Riding with Bill Clinton in the back of a CadillacThe 2019 impeachment reminds me of 1999 — and the time I sat between Bill Clinton and his press secretary in a Cadillac…Dec 21, 20191Dec 21, 20191
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachDid Joe Biden Just Have His 'Killer Rabbit’ Moment?Why certain stories ‘stick,’ turning caricatures into defining, enduring characteristicsMar 22, 20212Mar 22, 20212
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph SerwachIt’s the Corruption, Stupid: The Good Man vs. the Bad Man?“It’s the economy, stupid,’’ became Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign mantra. Today, it’s corruption.Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
InPop OffbyJoseph SerwachGretchen Whitmer and Sarah Palin: Different but Identical on SNL?“Saturday Night Live” default: “Hick parodies” of Middle AmericansApr 27, 20201Apr 27, 20201
InThe Partnered PenbyJoseph SerwachThe Biggest Lie in the History of Political ConventionsEvery year talking heads claim “conventions don’t matter” — The real stories they never mentionAug 26, 20201Aug 26, 20201
InThe Partnered PenbyJoseph SerwachHow Waiting Makes Change PossibleFinding patience in an impatient world: Five hour line for a Real ID? Just text us…Jan 14, 20202Jan 14, 20202
Joseph Serwach2 Helicopter Crashes Rewrote HistoryJohn Heinz had the makings of a President. Two helicopter crashes — 18 months and 66 miles apart — altered national politics for decadesDec 9, 20193Dec 9, 20193
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachThe Experts Will Be Wrong: They Always AreWhat’s next? Few admit: they don’t know and aren’t sureMay 12, 20202May 12, 20202
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachThe Year of Governors? 50-Way Race Has U.S. Learning Our States50 statewide “learning laboratories’’ have replaced the “old sports’’ with a contest that truly mattersApr 29, 20201Apr 29, 20201
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph Serwach1 Stat Explains Everything in PoliticsImpeachment, all recent political stories, Trump, Brexit, nationalism, and Establishment v. Outsider battles are all explained by a single…Nov 14, 20193Nov 14, 20193
InThe Partnered PenbyJoseph SerwachEvery Kirk Needs His Spock: Kamala Harris Completes Joe BidenIn all relationships, remember this one ruleAug 11, 20202Aug 11, 20202
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachEverything Happening Right Now? Predicted 51 Years Ago on “Star Trek”Pandemic? Political division? Predicted in “Cloud Minders” episodeApr 16, 20202Apr 16, 20202