Month: August 2013

The Fanatics Still Rule

As I mentioned earlier, the business wing of the Republican Party, which has always been predominant, does not want to screw around with the debt ceiling or close down the government. You can add most Republican governors to...

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Serious Question

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Greg Mitchell knows as much about the history and controversy as anybody. Did you know that Douglas MacArthur was never consulted and later said that he saw no...

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Casual Observation

Come to think of it, it is kind of weird to grant PAC status to an organization that’s only purpose is to stop someone from being president who hasn’t even indicated that they will run for the office.

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Is Libertarian Populism Even a Thing?

It’s interesting to take a look at what people are saying about libertarian populism, but I think it is more interesting to just look at how the Republican Party is behaving in the post-2010 Tea Party environment. It used...

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