The NRA and Comic-Con by Daryl Cagle This weekend I went to the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Nashville, Tennessee, my hometown. I'm an editorial cartoonist; I sit at home drawing and I rarely go to big conventions. The only thing I have to compare the NRA to is the San Diego Comic-Con, and I thought the NRA convention stacked up pretty well to … [Read more...] about The NRA and Comic-Con
Germany: Teacher Forced High School Class to March to Nazi Song
A police investigation has been launched against a high school music teacher in Berlin, The Local reports Wednesday, after she forced her class of eleventh graders to march to the Nazi anthem as an alleged part of her curriculum. The song, the "Horst-Wessel-Lied," includes lyrics that glorify Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The teacher - who still… … [Read more...] about Germany: Teacher Forced High School Class to March to Nazi Song
The GOP push for a permanent aristocracy
The GOP push for a permanent aristocracy By Dana Millbank Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- Give credit to Republicans in Congress. They've discovered, belatedly, that income inequality is a problem, and they're no longer proposing to give tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. Now they are proposing to give tax breaks to the wealthiest … [Read more...] about The GOP push for a permanent aristocracy
Why Republicans Are Delaying Lynch’s Confirmation
Democrats and Republicans intensified their clash Thursday over President Barack Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general. This week's partisan conflict guarantees that Lynch's record-long wait for confirmation will be even longer -- despite having enough support on both sides of the aisle if a vote were held. On Thursday, the Senate… … [Read more...] about Why Republicans Are Delaying Lynch’s Confirmation
Marco Rubio’s Terrible Timing
On Monday, April 13th, Marco Rubio officially announced that he is running for president. He did this just one day after Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy. Rubio’s timing demonstrates that he has an extremely poor grasp of social media and should immediately consider hiring someone who can help him become more aware of this reality. When candidates officially announce … [Read more...] about Marco Rubio’s Terrible Timing
What We Talk About When We Talk About Taxes
We have a real communication problem in America, and it goes far beyond hysterical, dishonest news outlets and the general ignorance of the American people. No; this communication breakdown goes to the heart of the federal government—and aristocrats’ pocketbooks. The Left and the Right frequently spar over taxes in this country: how to implement them, how much to demand, … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About Taxes
My Father’s 1959 Tax Return
My Father's 1959 Tax Return By Tom Purcell I stumbled upon my father's 1959 income tax return a few years ago. Oh, how I long for the simplicity he enjoyed when he filed his taxes that year. For 1959, my father paid a measly 5 percent in federal taxes, even though his name wasn't Rockefeller. How did he do it? It was easy. For a year when the top income tax rate was … [Read more...] about My Father’s 1959 Tax Return
RWNJ: Hillary Too ‘Profoundly Ugly’ To Be President (Guest Voice)
The very handsome man featured here believes Hillary Clinton is too ugly to be POTUS. Don Feder of the World Congress of Families is out today with a column titled "Top Ten Reasons Why Hitlery Will Never Be President," in which he calls the former secretary of state "a frustrated, middle-aged feminist who's perpetually incensed." Feder,… … [Read more...] about RWNJ: Hillary Too ‘Profoundly Ugly’ To Be President (Guest Voice)
Is ‘Mein Kampf’ a learning tool, or too offensive and dangerous to reissue?
Is ‘Mein Kampf’ a learning tool, or too offensive and dangerous to reissue? By Robert Gluck/JNS.org Given the current climate of rising anti-Semitism in Europe and elsewhere, is it too offensive and dangerous to reissue Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” autobiographical manifesto? Critics of the book’s planned republication say yes. But others believe that with the proper … [Read more...] about Is ‘Mein Kampf’ a learning tool, or too offensive and dangerous to reissue?
Rubio’s Double Game
Ed Kilgore asks if Marco Rubio's double game will work on Talking Points Memo. You know what the Republican Party could really, really use in 2016? A presidential candidate who doesn’t come across like a time-traveling ambassador from the 1950s. Someone who can rid the GOP of its self-imposed bondage to Reaganomics and the Great White Whale of lower tax rates on the wealthy … [Read more...] about Rubio’s Double Game
Isn’t It Time?
Republican candidates for president in 2016 are coming out of the woodwork and Hillary’s announcement that she is running makes it unlikely that any additional Democrats will pop up as candidates in the near future. From the look of things, America is going to be stuck with either an ultra-conservative approved by the Republican base, or Hillary. Isn’t it time for the nation to … [Read more...] about Isn’t It Time?
Alcohol Use In Movies Really Does Get Teenagers Drinking
Commonly, parents worry about their teens being exposed to violence and sex while watching movies, yet no one even considers the effects of passively watching good-looking actors booze their way to a Hollywood Ending. No one, that is, but Dr. Andrea Waylen, a senior lecturer in social science at University of Bristol. She and her colleagues… … [Read more...] about Alcohol Use In Movies Really Does Get Teenagers Drinking
SeaWorld ‘Lies,’ False Marketing of Orcas Must Stop, New Suit Says
SeaWorld ‘Lies,’ False Marketing of Orcas Must Stop, New Suit Says by Ken Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO (SDONA) -- For the third time in three weeks, SeaWorld has been sued over its killer whales. But the latest case, filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, calls for more than ticket refunds. The court is being asked to force operators of the San Diego theme … [Read more...] about SeaWorld ‘Lies,’ False Marketing of Orcas Must Stop, New Suit Says
Obama drops veto threat as Senate moves to assert a voice on Iran deal
Obama drops veto threat as Senate moves to assert a voice on Iran deal WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a compromise bill allowing Congress to vote on a deal to stem Iran's nuclear program. President Barack Obama, who had threatened to veto the original bill, embraced the compromise, an acknowledgment that there's enough … [Read more...] about Obama drops veto threat as Senate moves to assert a voice on Iran deal
Are These Men The Faces Of Evil? No, But Bush, Cheney & Rumsfeld Certainly Were
[icopyright one button toolbar] Clockwise from top left: Dustin Heard, Nicolas Slatten, Evan Liberty, Paul Slough Even as a blogger who wrote extensively about the criminal excesses of Blackwater's patriots-for-profit mercenary army and was appalled at the slaughter of 14 unarmed Iraqis, including women and children, in Baghdad's Nisour Square in 2007 by four of the … [Read more...] about Are These Men The Faces Of Evil? No, But Bush, Cheney & Rumsfeld Certainly Were
UN praises Blackwater judgement
[icopyright one button toolbar] The severe prison sentences handed down to former Blackwater Worldwide security guards should serve as an example for all governments using private firms to recruit mercenaries in war situations, a UN expert body said today. It called for a new global agreement to regulate the use and accountability of mercenaries from private military and … [Read more...] about UN praises Blackwater judgement
Hillary Clinton Begins Campaign Hiding From Press & Marco Rubio Jumps In
[icopyright one button toolbar] Hillary Clinton has started her campaign, and is already hiding from the press. From The Los Angeles Times: Hillary Rodham Clinton shocked nobody in the media when she announced that she was running for president on Sunday – but her next move took reporters by surprise. Clinton didn't get on a campaign plane and head to Iowa. Instead, she … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Begins Campaign Hiding From Press & Marco Rubio Jumps In
Appalling humanitarian situation in Yemen says UN
[icopyright one button toolbar] Aerial bombing and the internal wars in Yemen have killed at least 364 civilians including 84 children and 25 women since March 26 in addition to hundreds of fighters, the UN human rights chief reported today. More than 681 civilians have been injured and dozens of public buildings, including hospitals, schools, airports and mosques have … [Read more...] about Appalling humanitarian situation in Yemen says UN
Is history finally on Hillary’s side?
WASHINGTON -- That was quick. Strike up "Happy Days Are Here Again" and cue the balloon drop. Better yet, Democrats could skip the whole primaries-and-convention thing and let Hillary Clinton get to work on picking a running mate. Barring the political equivalent of an asteroid strike, it's over. The slick video Clinton released Sunday was both campaign announcement and … [Read more...] about Is history finally on Hillary’s side?
Clinton’s ‘Historical Odds’ Revisited
[icopyright one button toolbar] In a post on Monday, Joe Gandelman asks whether the historical odds are one of the biggest obstacles in Hillary Clinton’s quest for the presidency. He provides some pretty strong evidence: 1. According to polls, a majority of voters believe that Clinton represents a return to the policies of the past. 2. “Since 1992, with just one … [Read more...] about Clinton’s ‘Historical Odds’ Revisited