Jul 16 Gwen's Take: Entering the 'Twitterverse' By Gwen Ifill You see, that headline is what I've always hated about Twitter. It's way too cute. But, alas, I have been lured in. My first week on Twitter has been enlightening, funny and a little creepy. You have to understand… Continue reading
Jul 09 Gwen's Take: Taking the Candor Challenge By Gwen Ifill Let me let you in on a Washington reality game show -- the ongoing push and pull between journalists and the people they cover. The prize: simple candor. By candor, I don't mean that I expect the people we interview… Continue reading
Jul 02 Gwen's Take: Who Knew the Supreme Court Could Be Funny? By Gwen Ifill Perhaps Antonin Scalia has met his match. It is all well and good that the high court's most conservative justice probably disagrees with Elena Kagan on nearly everything involving Constitutional interpretation. But Scalia and Kagan may find far more common… Continue reading
Jun 25 Gwen's Take: McChrystal and the Gift of 20/20 Hindsight Several of us had a debate going on Wednesday morning. Would the president fire Stan McChrystal? Would he leave him in charge because change would be too risky? Or would he kick the can down the road and replace him… Continue reading
Jun 18 Gwen's Take: Covering the Oil Disaster By Gwen Ifill As President Obama struggled to assert control over what seems to be an uncontrollable situation, I had the chance to assess the unspooling oil disaster dilemma this week by talking to folks living with it, and folks watching from afar. Continue reading
Jun 11 Gwen's Take: Unconventional Wisdom By Gwen Ifill I am frequently wrong. Now there's an admission you won't hear that often from someone who makes a living in Washington. But this most recent round of primary results reminded me of all of the times I have assumed… Continue reading
Jun 04 Gwen's Take: The Perils of Ambition, and Does Obama Have Any Coattails? By Gwen Ifill On a hot summer day in 2008, I visited the Civil Rights Institute in downtown Birmingham with the man who thought he was going to be Alabama's first African-American governor. The time seemed right for an ambitious young lawmaker… Continue reading
May 28 Gwen's Take: The California Governor's Race By Gwen Ifill I was strolling through the town square in the pretty, precious town of Mill Valley, California, last weekend, reporting on California's gubernatorial race, when I realized I might have to change my mind about politics. Only a few weeks ago,… Continue reading
May 21 Gwen's Take: When Washington Insiders Become Outsiders By Gwen Ifill Every few years, national politics seems to get a jolt. Tuesday's elections in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas proved once again how Washington insider status can be a two-edged sword. One man's experience can be another's complicity - especially in times… Continue reading
May 14 Gwen's Take | The Blog Wars: To Fight or Not to Fight? By Gwen Ifill I am frequently asked if I think journalism is doomed. I happen to think it's not. We'll always need to know more; we just may have to find new ways to learn and alternate platforms from which to tell the… Continue reading