Joe Scott: The Body Politic

Flash: “Mama Grizzly” Loses Her Cool

03 September 2010 |permalink | email article

The former Alaska governor can dish it out, but the emergent question is whether or not she can take any serious criticism. Appearing on Sean Hannity’s radio program Wednesday – the same day that the devastating Vanity Fair profile… read full story

Palin in 2012? Vanity Fair Expose

02 September 2010 |permalink | email article

The Republican Party of Iowa said that Sarah Palin has accepted an invitation to headline the Republican Party’s annual Ronald Reagan fundraising dinner in Des Moines on Sept. 17. It’s her first major speaking appearance in the state and… read full story

Page Turner, Real Economic Pivot?

01 September 2010 |permalink | email article

President Obama, in his prime-time address to the nation from the Oval Office, declared an end to the seven-year war in Iraq, saying that the United States had met its responsibilities and that “now, it’s time to turn the… read full story

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Mission Statement

Aristotle's Politics (Book 1, Chapter 1) is clear that "man is a political animal in a greater measure than any bee or any gregarious animal. For nature does nothing without purpose, and man alone of the animals possesses speech."

The blogosphere watches as a divided America reexamines its soul. After 35 years as a journalist I have broken a long silence to comment again on critical moral and political issues that impact the U.S. body politic. Reflections on JoeScott3.com, an independent, non-profit blog, are posted frequently, not daily. I hope global readers, accepting Aristotle's definition of a political animal, will find this quick scan both provocative and mindful.

About Joe Scott

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Joe Scott spent many years as a columnist for the Herald-Examiner (1978-1989), and later the Los Angeles Times and other California dailies.He was the critically-acclaimed editor and publisher of the Political Animal and California Eye, newsletters (1973-1992). He worked as a political consultant and ran several successful political campaigns in California. Joe Scott is a third-generation Angeleno. He is working on a novel about public corruption in Los Angeles during the late 1930's.

Joe Scott 3: The Body Politic