The Media Myth of the Working Class Reagan Democrats by Neal Gabler Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, we are likely to get all sorts of mainstream media analysis about how his narrow pathway to Election Day victory runs through white working-class America, the way Ronald Reagan’s did, while the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary … [Read more...] about The Media Myth of the Working-Class Reagan Democrats (Guest Voice)
Hillary Clinton for President? No way!
"Hillary Clinton for President? No way!" That sentiment is being expressed in America's coal country, where Hillary Clinton is now as popular as David Duke at a NAACP convention. An editorial by Investor's Business Daily explains why: "After vowing to kill coal jobs, Hillary Clinton is now trying to recast herself as Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner’s Daughter. But coal … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton for President? No way!
Tough Time for the GOP
Mark Leibovich describes the difficulty faced by the Republican Party with Donald Trump as its presumptive Presidential nominee in The New York Times Sunday Magazine. You can certainly see how many Republicans find themselves in a tough spot. They think that Hillary Clinton is awful and that it might be politically problematic for them as Republicans to say they’d … [Read more...] about Tough Time for the GOP
The (Many) Reasons People Have Sued Starbucks
You may have heard by now that last week someone filed a lawsuit against Starbucks for, essentially, putting ice in their iced drinks. Yes, Stacy Pincus of Chicago is suing the coffee chain for $5 million, claiming that it is not delivering the advertised number of fluid ounces of beverage to their paying customers. Starbucks lists… … [Read more...] about The (Many) Reasons People Have Sued Starbucks
The GOP Goes Full Authoritarian: Can the Real Libertarian Moment Now Begin?
The hardest part of getting people to adopt a new paradigm concerning anything of any import and complexity is getting them to unlearn their old one. A paradigm comprises all the assumptions and concepts that we subconsciously (or unconsciously) use to perceive the world, and they are not destroyed easily. That word “perceive” is used advisedly: our concepts, which … [Read more...] about The GOP Goes Full Authoritarian: Can the Real Libertarian Moment Now Begin?
Blackness Doesn’t Protect Liars
Three young black women in Albany, New York have discovered that their blackness won't protect them should they lie to the police and to the public. From the Albany Times Union newspaper: "The University at Albany confirmed that the three women who gained national attention after a January CDTA bus incident have been punished by the Student Conduct Board. . . The women, … [Read more...] about Blackness Doesn’t Protect Liars
The Increasing Income Inequality that No One Wants to Discuss (Guest Voice)
The Increasing Income Inequality that No One Wants to Discuss Seniors in the U.S. have been enjoying healthier income gains than younger workers for years. by Brian Goebel Whether you agree with the phrase, or believe that it is a loaded political term, there is no denying that rising “income inequality” is a serious issue in the U.S. For the past 50 years (not just the … [Read more...] about The Increasing Income Inequality that No One Wants to Discuss (Guest Voice)
Reuters Exclusive Poll: Top reason voters will vote for Trump and Clinton will be to stop the other
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential election may turn out to be one of the world's biggest un-popularity contests. Nearly half of American voters who support either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump for the White House said they will mainly be trying to block the other side from winning, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released … [Read more...] about Reuters Exclusive Poll: Top reason voters will vote for Trump and Clinton will be to stop the other
Obstacles big for anti-Trump Republicans seeking third party
By Ginger Gibson and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now that Donald Trump is the last man standing in the Republican presidential race, his critics in the party are intensifying their search for a candidate they could back as a serious third-party alternative. Political operatives are courting donors, calling potential candidates and developing legal … [Read more...] about Obstacles big for anti-Trump Republicans seeking third party
Cartoon: Trump the Uniter
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Romney dismayed over Trump, Democratic and Republican populism and demagoguery
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has expressed dismay over his party's presumptive nominee, Donald Trump -- and over what he calls Democratic Party and Republican Party populism and demogogery. He's now one of the GOPers hoping that those who don't want to vote for Trump or the Democratic nominee will have a third choice, a third party candidate. And he praised the man who … [Read more...] about Romney dismayed over Trump, Democratic and Republican populism and demagoguery
Have a midlife crisis because it’s fun! (Guest Voice)
Have a midlife crisis because it’s fun! by Stephen Cooper Have you ever -- to the shock and horror of everyone you know -- turned your back on a job you've been at for many years to do something completely different with your life? Did you ever reach a point when you decided damn the torpedos and anything or anyone else, I'm going to start saying exactly how I feel -- … [Read more...] about Have a midlife crisis because it’s fun! (Guest Voice)
Bernie Sanders Legitimizes Those Damned Superdelegates (Guest Voice)
Considering how loudly the Sanders campaign has complained about the nominating role of superdelegates – a group of 712 Democratic party and elected officials appointed rather than elected to the convention - Bernie's current plea for them to deliver victory to him instead of Hillary Clinton carries a strong whiff of...expediency. Over the past few months,… … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders Legitimizes Those Damned Superdelegates (Guest Voice)
House Speaker Ryan says he’s not “ready” to support Trump: Trump counterpunches
Republican Presidential presumptive nominee showman Donald Trump is off to a rough start as the GOP's presumptive nominee. In a bit of irony, the man who rose to political prominence by questioning President Barack Obama's legitimacy as President by becoming King of the Birthers is now having his own legitimacy questioned. The latest development: House Speaker Paul Ryan, the … [Read more...] about House Speaker Ryan says he’s not “ready” to support Trump: Trump counterpunches
That time in 2012 when Trump wasn’t allowed on GOP debate stage
As numerous Republican officials engage in the distasteful process of finding ways to declare Donald Trump an acceptable nominee – despite everything that was said in the past – it’s important to note that this mother of all flip-flops looks much worse when measured over a 4-year span. Republican commentators who bemoan the party’s shameful status with Trump at the top have … [Read more...] about That time in 2012 when Trump wasn’t allowed on GOP debate stage
Don’t mainstream Trump
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's Republican primary triumph means that this cannot be a normal election. Americans who see our country as a model of tolerance, inclusion, rationality and liberty must come together across party lines to defeat him decisively. Many forces will be at work in the coming weeks to normalize Trump -- and, yes, the media will play a big role in … [Read more...] about Don’t mainstream Trump
In a Clinton v. Trump battle, both are likely to lose
Nate Cohn, whose reports for the New York Times are enriched by his interest in demographics, sees Trump as having a "significant disadvantage" in a race against Hillary Clinton. We are, he writes, in a time when "early horse-race polls start to give a rough sense of the November election, and Mr. Trump trails Mrs. Clinton by around 10 percentage points in early general … [Read more...] about In a Clinton v. Trump battle, both are likely to lose
Cartoons: Burning for Trump
Burning for Trump by Clay Jones A lot of Republicans are vowing they won’t support or even vote for Trump. Some are even saying they’ll support Hillary. Many are even burning their voter registration cards. I say give them a month, or less. They’ll come around. I don’t know if I’ve ever had a voter registration card. If I did, I lost it immediately. I’ve needed one to … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Burning for Trump
China is building its first overseas military base in Djibouti — right next to a key US one
US troops sweating away in Djibouti will soon be seeing a lot more of their counterparts from a great economic and military rival: China. Since 2014, this small chunk of the Horn of Africa, little bigger than the state of New Jersey, has been the only place in the world where the warships of the two… … [Read more...] about China is building its first overseas military base in Djibouti — right next to a key US one
It’s time to eat my words
WASHINGTON -- The tweets and emails started immediately after Donald Trump's victory Tuesday night: "You've got a promise to keep, bub." "Get ready to eat it." "EAT IT!!!" To them, I say: Con gusto. Seven months ago I said I would eat an entire column, newsprint and ink, if Trump won the nomination, calculating that Republican voters were … [Read more...] about It’s time to eat my words