Jon Huntsman and the Jack Mormon Moment
Jon Huntsman and the Jack Mormon Moment Jon Huntsman is Mormon like Lady Gaga is Catholic. Okay, I exaggerate. Gaga was raised Catholic but her art exists in antagonistc tension with the Catholic...
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Mixing Tea and Snake Oil in Republican Politics Walter M. Brasch Between the scam that is the Tea Party and the scam that is the modern GOP, Walter Brasch writes, there’s not a sliver of light to be...
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GOP Anti Religious Freedom AgendaReligious freedom to the GOP translates into freedom for them to use government offices to force you to observe and practice their religion of choice, not your own. If...
View ArticleThe Evolving Political Context of GOP Messaging
The Evolving Political Context of GOP MessagingGOP politicians have no policy answers which don’t result in more money flowing into the hands of the already rich. And all they can think of in terms of...
View ArticleGingrich: The Best GOP Choice for America
Gingrich: The Best GOP Choice for AmericaMr. Gingrich has been at the heart of what is wrong with American politics since the late ‘70’s. In an era of mass protests over inequality, his nomination...
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Making Sport of Our Future One of the fun things sports writers do is try to predict the winners and scores of upcoming games, from high school through the pros. For special “look-at-us-we’re...
View ArticleThe Late Great Commonwealth: Catching Up to the Republican Primary
The Late Great Commonwealth: Catching Up to the Republican Primary It’s the beginning of April, and that means I just finished celebrating New Year’s Eve, and will soon begin shopping for Valentine’s...
View ArticleThe Fog of Capital: Reflections on the Detroit Auto Bailout
The Fog of Capital: Reflections on the Detroit Auto Bailout The Prussian military analyst Carl von Clausewitz wrote of action in war that it must “be planned in a mere twilight, which – like the effect...
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Down the Rabbit Hole at the RNC Tumblr sent convention correspondents to cover the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Here’s Tumblr correspondent Meg Lanker-Simons on attending the...
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A Father’s Day Barbeque—Washington, D.C.,-Style It’s Father’s Day, and that means the Great White Republican Hierarchy in Washington smells burnt charcoal and is ready to barbeque some Democrats....
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