Joe Scott: The Body Politic

A Republican New Deal?

23 January 2005 |permalink | email article

Week in Review, in today’s New York Times, has a provocative page one piece by John Tierney: “Can Anyone Unseat F.D.R.?”

To some Republicans, the start of this new presidential term is their moment, their chance to… read full story

A Time Comes

21 January 2005 |permalink | email article

Sojourners magazine has an excellent online edition, Sojomail, “a weekly email-zine of spirituality, politics, and culture.” The weekly begins with a powerful and relevant quote. This week it came from Martin Luther King, Jr.

A time comes… read full story

Bush 02: God, Lincoln and Freedom

21 January 2005 |permalink | email article

As oratory, President Bush’s second inaugural address stopped just short of suggesting that God is a Republican. But midway through his sober remarks, a quintessential message emerged. “The rulers of outlaw regimes can know that we still believe as… 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