No, this diary is not a look at the writings of A. Whitney Brown, splendid though they may be.  It is instead a look at a writer who has contributed political analysis to the web, yet may not be widely read in the blogosphere.

I write this diary because said writer is a particularly gifted social scientist who has demonstrated the ability to see the big picture over months, decades, and centuries, a skill that has value in a medium that often lives from news cycle to news cycle.  He is providing analysis of the current election season that is worth a read to understand what the nation, Barack Obama, and John McCain face in the months ahead.

Below the fold, join me for a look at what Immanuel Wallerstein has to say about the upcoming election.

But Bush spent all of his "political capital" before the first year of his second term was out.  Now what?