Barry Goldwater

Dem Leaders in 1965: "Filibuster Threat Is Too Daunting -- So Let's Just Drop This Civil Rights Crap"

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Martin Lewis

It's March 16, 1965. We have a Democratic President. We have large Democratic majorities in both the House and the Senate. It's long been part of the progressive and liberal platform...

Sam Tanenhaus, The Death of Conservatism (Review)

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books


Joseph A. Palermo

Although a masterful writer, Tanenhaus gives his readers disembodied voices plucked from historical context, where the nexus of thought and action, theory and praxis, is either broken or simply ignored.

Because Bipartisanship Is Dead Until 2011: A Defense of Senate Moderates

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

The GOP cannot even claim credit for bringing the bills to the middle of the road -- the Democrats are hogging all of it. And that is a good thing, despite what some may think.

When Will GOP Leaders Denounce the Pyromaniacs?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

The parallels between the hate speech of the early 1960s and today are numerous and disturbing. But there are also important differences. So, where does the Republican leadership stand on playing with matches?

Did the Inglorious N.O.P. Bust a Cap in Health Care Reform?

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

From a branding perspective, is this really how the Republican Party wants to be defined? Hate speech -- true hate speech -- should never be tolerated in any form.

Chris Matthews' Race Problem

Mark Joseph | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media


Mark Joseph

Every night, Chris Matthews raises race as the reason President Obama is encountering so much opposition. But he's wrong. And though he may not intend it, he's the one who is injecting race into these debates.

Chris Matthews: A Deeply Closeted Birther?

Mark Joseph | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media


Mark Joseph

Everyday I drive home from work, walk in the door and ask my four kids under the age of 8 "guess what time it is?" to which they groan in near unison ...

The GOP Shall Rise Again! (Or Not)

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

Republicans must not take comfort from 1968. They must take it as a warning sign.

Conspiracy Theory Conservatism

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

Should it come to pass that conspiracy theory conservatism wins out once and for all over Goldwater conservatism, the Republican Party will be doomed, broken, kaput.

Bailing Out the Neo-Cons

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

We're now witnessing the neo-carnage that has resulted from neo-cons Newt Gingrich and his "Contract on America," and Ronald Reagan's buyout by Barry ...

Neo-Confederacy Erupts with Governors' Rejection of Stimulus Money

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Today, the Neo-Confederacy obstructs the federal government's attempt to alleviate some of the suffering of the descendants of those slaves even while the nation endures its worst economic disaster in 70 years.

The Progressive Dilemma

James Block | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago


James Block

Many progressives are anxious and even skeptical about the emerging Obama administration. As a card-carrying devotee of the (cardless) progressive movement, I sympathize.

The Morning After: A Reflection

Dr. Leo Rangell | Posted 12.16.2008 | Living


Dr. Leo Rangell

Let's get the most out of it. Every Monday morning quarterback looks to see what we learned. What did that, big Tuesday game of Nov. 4 teach us? Where are we now? What's different?

The Morning After

Jan Herman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media


Jan Herman

It is the Journal, in a column this morning by Thomas Frank, an addition to the Journal's opinion pages to balance all the resident right-wingers, that puts Obama's victory in proper perspective.

Hope. Not Faith.

Marc Cooper | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home


Marc Cooper

Hope, says the dictionary, is about our desires. Faith, on the other hand, is about confidence. I've got tons of the former, and damn near none of the latter. So if Obama offers hope, I'll take what I can get.

The Christian Right Killed the Republican Party

Jane Devin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Jane Devin

Under the thumb of right-wing religion, the Republican party became a bloated fool, stuffed with hypocrisy, greed, and anti-intellectualism. The price is now being paid through lost elections and a loss of public trust.

Why Barry Goldwater Couldn't Support Obama

Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Barry M. Goldwater, Jr.

In a previous post my niece CC implied that the Goldwater family would support Obama. I don't resent my niece's beliefs -- she is entitled to the freedom of choice. However, I do resent what she has done.

Why McCain Has Lost Our Vote

CC Goldwater | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


CC Goldwater

Being Barry Goldwater's granddaughter and living in Arizona, one would assume that I am voting for John McCain. However, nothing about McCain compares to the ideology my grandfather stood for.

Race Enters Race, Stage Right

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


Michael Fauntroy

McCain and Palin have provided safe harbor to those racists among the electorate who are looking for a way to express their twisted view of people that don't look like them.

The More Things Change: Norman Mailer and the 1964 Republican Convention

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 11.13.2008 | Entertainment


Erik Lundegaard

Goldwater lost that election, of course, he lost big, but in later years even the much-hated media would see that convention, and that loss, as the birth of the modern Republican party.

McCain And Goldwater Growing More And More Similar

Lynne Glasner | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home


Lynne Glasner

Barry Goldwater adamantly railed against large government and supported tax cuts (sound familiar?). He advocated making Social Security voluntary and selling off the TVA, neither of which garnered him many votes in 1964, a time of economic expansion.

Reminders of the Goldwater Campaign

Murray Fromson | Posted 08.07.2008 | Media


Murray Fromson

I was the CBS News producer responsible for coverage of Goldwater's 1964 campaign when he and his aides maintained a steady barrage of complaints about their unfair coverage from "the Eastern Press Establishment."

The Big Bang of Attack Ads

Steve Cone | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Steve Cone

In memory of its creator, I think it is high time we understand that the 1964 Daisy ad was not about being negative but rather truthful.