Mostly Politics reflects Dan Boylan’s views on political issues facing the state of Hawaii, and the nation. Dan Boylan teaches history at the University of Hawaii--West Oahu.


Below are the last 5 columns written by Dan Boylan

Oil Addiction And Spam Musubi

Wednesday - May 07, 2008
By Dan Boylan

A friend of mine commutes daily to his job on Maui. Last week he complained that he couldn’t find his favorite Spam musubi at the 7-Eleven in Kahului. He eats one every day around 1:30 p.m., a couple of hours before he catches his flight back to Honolulu.

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The Clinton-Obama Distraction

Wednesday - April 30, 2008
By Dan Boylan

Will it ever end?

What began as a spirited, sometimes even uplifting contest for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination has deteriorated into a scandalously expensive, excruciatingly long mud fest in which Hillary Clinton - presumptive nominee a year ago - and Barack Obama - the young Prince of Change - both stagger forward much besmirched.

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Books That Can Change Your Life

Wednesday - April 23, 2008
By Dan Boylan

Years ago, in a graduate class at the University of Michigan, a young professor warned us against reading Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in a crowded library reading room. “Thoreau says things that can change your life,” he said. “Really change your life.

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Why The Dems’ New Head Matters

Wednesday - April 16, 2008
By Dan Boylan

This past weekend, former state Rep. Brian Schatz officially announced that he’s running for chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.

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The Effects Of Far-away Actions

Wednesday - April 09, 2008
By Dan Boylan

Sometimes I forget - as do we all, I suppose. I forget that Hawaii’s uniqueness knows limitations far more imperative than we like to acknowledge. I forget that long ago these lovely Islands were sucked into the maw of world history and a global economy and that our welfare depends so directly on that of everyone else.

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