Anti is a revolutionary prefix. When joined with the right name, system, or organization, it can change the course of a nation. Anti topples entrenched regimes and tyrannical dictatorships. Anti unites diverse factions under a shared purpose; a purpose often rooted in anger and frustration. Anti is seldom a solution for the future. Instead, it is a judgement on the past. … [Read more...] about The Anti-Revolution and the Void that Remains
The Laffer Curve and Last Laughs
There's nothing more contentious -- or the topic of sound bites -- than federal tax policy. Although Jude Wanniski, a writer for the Wall Street Journal, coined the term in 1974, the Laffer Curve made its way into the political lexicon with President Reagan's championship of supply-side economics and the Kemp-Roth Tax Cut of 1981. And now it's back, because Authur Laffer … [Read more...] about The Laffer Curve and Last Laughs
Perry ‘Flirting with Birtherism.’ Perhaps Leonard Pitts was right.(UPDATE: ‘Just Joshing’)
A few months ago, I commented on a piece by Pulitzer Prize winner Leonard Pitts at the Miami Herald calling birthers "morons,'' ''jackasses," "imbeciles," "idiots,'' "doofuses" and "pinheads." He also called the birther movement "not just claptrap, but profoundly racist claptrap." I said, “While I agree with Pitts on the claptrap, I would not call the birthers morons, … [Read more...] about Perry ‘Flirting with Birtherism.’ Perhaps Leonard Pitts was right.(UPDATE: ‘Just Joshing’)
Quote of the Day: Jeb Bush Tells Rick Perry to Knock It Off On Obama Birtherism (UPDATED)
Our political Quote of the Day is not unexpected. Jeb Bush has basically told Texas Gov. Rick Perry to knock it off on re-raising the birther "issue": "Republican candidates should categorically reject the notion that President Obama was not born in the United States. It is a complete distraction from the failed economic policies of the President." Bush is correct. … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Jeb Bush Tells Rick Perry to Knock It Off On Obama Birtherism (UPDATED)
Cain Leads Romney in New CBS News/NY Times Poll as Romney Faces New Political Pitfall
Former Godfathers' Pizza CEO Herman Cain is now showing he can deliver more than pizza and refurbished pizza franchise stores: he has delivered a big, fat, pie of problems for up-until-now front runner Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. He is now leading in a major CBS News/NYTimes poll -- as Romney finds himself enmeshed in a political controversy that could further hurt him with … [Read more...] about Cain Leads Romney in New CBS News/NY Times Poll as Romney Faces New Political Pitfall
Perry the Clown
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What America Means To Me
I will reveal here a controversial assertion that is -- if not explicitly denied, then most assuredly implicitly trampled upon in common practice -- as deceptively and seductively simple as it seems: words actually mean something, and what they mean matters. Note the Liberty [Phrygian] Cap on pole I will grant the Opposition's case that in point of fact words are useless … [Read more...] about What America Means To Me
Further Still Down The Road: The State Of The Republican Presidential Field
Are we at peak Mitt Romney and if so does this mean the Republican presidential nomination will be Rick Perry's to lose? That is a scrumdiddlyumptious prospect for Obama supporters because the former Massachusetts governor is scary in a bad way -- well spoken, intelligent and full of moderate ideas -- while the Texas governor is scary in a good way -- a stumblebum orator, an … [Read more...] about Further Still Down The Road: The State Of The Republican Presidential Field
Measuring News Consumer Interest Around Occupy Wall Street
My most recent article in Harvard's Nieman Lab explores why Occupy Wall Street is perfect for web journalism. I interviewed editors from the New York Observer, The Atlantic, and Reason to determine how hungry news consumers are for OWS content. Bob Cohn, the online editor for The Atlantic, told me that 10 percent of the publication’s top 100 posts for the month of October … [Read more...] about Measuring News Consumer Interest Around Occupy Wall Street
Perry: Obama Birther Issue is “Fun” and “A Good Issue to Keep Alive”
If there was any doubt that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is NOT a candidate for thoughtful Americans who are Republicans, Democrats and independents he has now erased it in an interview with CNBC. He has pretty much summed up the sorry state of American politics: he says the birther issue is "fun" and a "good issue to keep alive." Yes, demonization is SO much fun. Suggesting that a … [Read more...] about Perry: Obama Birther Issue is “Fun” and “A Good Issue to Keep Alive”
Flat Taxes And Jobs
I've been surprised about all the flat tax talk this October by Republican presidential candidates. The flat tax idea usually doesn't surface much until April, when taxpayers and their helpers gather around dining room tables to figure out how much they can get away with in their tax reporting. The fact that flat tax mania among Republican White House aspirants has come to the … [Read more...] about Flat Taxes And Jobs
What Herman Cain Has Won
Second prize in the GOP presidential contest is a lucrative stint as a commentator for Fox News, and the Pizza Man has a lock on that, which makes it surprising that Karl Rove is the first to count him out as the nominee. Holding up a list of Cain flip-flops and walkbacks, his future colleague decrees that it “has created an image of him as not being up to this task. That’s … [Read more...] about What Herman Cain Has Won
Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta — The Fight Continues
I don’t remember anymore when I first started to seriously lament and write about the dearth of recognition received by our heroes whom we sent into harm’s way in Iraq and Afghanistan and who “gave it all,” including, at times, their lives. With the award of several Medals of Honor, President Obama has started to more justly recognize the many instances of ''conspicuous … [Read more...] about Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta — The Fight Continues
Obama & Americans To GOP: ‘We Can’t Wait’
As inured as I should be to Republican obstructionism at this point, it still boggles my mind that with 14 million Americans unemployed and the economy taking only baby steps toward a recovery, the GOP continues to block President Obama's job creation bill despite its overwhelming popularity among voters. With that in mind, the president sets out today on a three-day tour of … [Read more...] about Obama & Americans To GOP: ‘We Can’t Wait’
Air Force Science Fiction?
The tagline on the new Air Force ad, "It's not science fiction. It's what we do every day." Danger Room's Spencer Ackerman, say what? [T]he C-17s swoop over a breaking bridge to evacuate some poor souls in the middle of an emergency. So far, so good. But then the C-17 engines rotate into a vertical position. (Nope.) The behemoth of a plane — which is 174 feet long and … [Read more...] about Air Force Science Fiction?
Obama Mortgage Plan Unlikely To Help Most
President Obama today announced an expansion of the program to help homeowners who need to modify their mortgage. Specifically the program will now allow those who are significantly underwater on their loans to qualify for the program. Previously the program only allowed those who were within 25% of value to participate. This left many out in the cold in states like … [Read more...] about Obama Mortgage Plan Unlikely To Help Most
Latinos al G.O.P. — ¡Muéranse!
Latino voters swung Republican red Colorado to Democratic blue in voting for Barack Obama 2008, and with anti-immigrant rhetoric reaching volcanic levels among GOP presidential wannabes, the party can pretty much write off the Latino vote there and in other swing states in yet another indication that predictions the incumbent will be beaten are premature. In 2004, 44 … [Read more...] about Latinos al G.O.P. — ¡Muéranse!
Celebrities : Their Childhood Halloween Antics (Guest Voice)
Celebrities: Their Childhood Halloween Antics by Danny Tyree My seven-year-old son Gideon has a year-round obsession with Halloween, and I sometimes wonder how that will manifest itself in adulthood. Of course, there's also the flip side. How did today's movers and shakers behave back in their younger days when they were MOVING apples in a tub and SHAKING plastic … [Read more...] about Celebrities : Their Childhood Halloween Antics (Guest Voice)
Proud to be a Liberal
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Gaddafi Said To now be Buried in Secret Location along with others.
"The bodies of Gaddafi, his son Mutassim and former Defense Minister Abu Bakr Younis had been held in cold storage in the port city of Misurata since the dictator and members of his entourage were captured near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. Gaddafi and Mutassim were captured alive, with some injuries, but died in unclear circumstances later that day. "Libya’s interim … [Read more...] about Gaddafi Said To now be Buried in Secret Location along with others.