Marijuana: Still a "Threat to Our People"?
Yes, "drugs" are a threat, as Reagan said, but classifying "marijuana" into the category of drugs that our "a threat to our people" doesn't feel right.
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Buchanan Made The GOP a Heavily White Party
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics
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As long as the GOP has its grip on the millions that made and kept the GOP a heavily white party, it's far from dead as a party.
100 Day Silliness
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics
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Obama is well aware that the 100 days burden weighs heavier on him than any other president in modern times. He's young, liberal, untested, and black.
First 100 Days Retrospective: Ford, Carter, Reagan
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics
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What is striking is how often the media gets it wrong when measuring up new presidents. Journalists should approach judging a president's first 100 days with some humility.
Forgetting History, California Style
David O. Stewart | Posted 05.22.2009 | Home
We need to remember all of our history, not just a handful of presidential personalities, particularly in the Capitol Building itself.
Whitehead Interviews Frank Schaeffer on "The Treason of the Right"
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics
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"We gave a theological twist to economic and political ideas that emerged. We urged people to vote for a candidate because his political philosophy reflected the truth of Jesus Christ as Lord."
Solving The Buffett Conundrum On Taxes
Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics
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Obama has leaked his first budget outline, and it appears he is serious about attempting to fix this tax policy travesty.
Notes from a "Pro-Abortionist"
Jenna Henry Hansen | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics
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Although "feminist" and "pro-choice" are not interchangeable, I know many women that are "accused" of being a feminist and/or pro-abortion just for speaking up.
Living and Dying American
Stephen Herrington | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living
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Back then a typical Republican was to the left of the Clintons. Nixon was a transition. It took Reagan to really define the world in which we now live, in which merit is no longer of value.
Shirtless Obama Pic More than Media Goofiness
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.24.2009 | Media
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Whether staged or not, the topless shot made the right political statement that a president with a body that exudes health and confidence will exude the same for the nation.
Remembering the Lessons of Economics 101: Why Increasing the Federal Deficit Does Not Mean that Our Kids Must Sacrifice to Pay the Bill
Robert Creamer | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics
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Republicans will argue that when times are tough you don't increase your spending, you tighten your belt and live within your means. That may be a good idea for an individual. It's a terrible idea for a country.
Constitutional Coup Averted In Illinois
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics
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The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.
Do We Need the Republican Party?
Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics
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The Republicans will have an opportunity during the Obama administration to stake out reasonable opposing positions that might restore their vanished credibility with the public.
The Colossal Collapse of Conservatism
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics
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Republicans have failed not because of poor execution, but because they are acting on a philosophy deeply and fundamentally flawed.
Transition Topic VI: Nixon to China, Reagan to Russia, Obama to...
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
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With his liberal credentials unquestioned, Obama can do something that no Republican could accomplish without being accused of social treason.
The Inspiration of Barack: McReagan, 40 Years Later
Qasim Basir | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics
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While we approach the beginning of what many consider to be the reconstruction of this great country, do not think for a second that the journey is complete.
Scranton Catholics, Defying Bishop, Put Economy Before Religion.
The Ballot Box | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home
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**By Luis Andres Henao** Last Saturday, Gerri Williams and Audrey Williams sat inside the food court at Steamtown mall escaping the rain that poured ...
Nancy Reagan Hospitalized With Broken Pelvis
AP | JEFF WILSON | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics
LOS ANGELES — Nancy Reagan suffered a broken pelvis in a fall at her home and will be hospitalized for several days, her spokeswoman said Wednes...
McCain Will Raise Your Taxes, Obama Will Raise Your Income
Stephen Herrington | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home
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Americans now pay less in taxes than at any time since WWII. The low tax rate, in effect now for eight years, has produced nothing even close to resembling general prosperity.
Internet Users More Mobile, Curious And Able To Unite Against Religious Right
Brian Ross | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home
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Obama might become the first president in U.S. history to be able to get real participation from the people by harnessing the web to weave new coalitions and bring people together to solve problems.
The GOP Regulatory Debacle Was Presaged All Along
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business
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I am doing a serial examination of the crisis in terms of Republican complicity, the coming congressional races and the need for an Obama landslide.
Cynicism Versus Commitment
Lance Simmens | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
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What disturbs me most about the Palin pick is not so much the woman's lack of experience, judgment, honesty, or intelligence, but the cynical calculation that these things don't matter.
What Would Reagan Do?
Jim Kessler | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
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We found that on 8 of 9 individual measures of economic success and security, the last 8 years failed the Reagan test for the typical American family.
Anybody Wanna Bail Out Some 401Ks?
Harry Fuller | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business
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We have pauperized our nation, most especially our government. The American dollar is looking more and more like a xeroxed hand-out.
Wealthy Kennedy's Democratic Philosophy Starkly Contrasts with Ferragamo-Loafered McCain's Republican Dollar-Worship
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
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McCain's absentminded elitist air would be one thing, but the real distinction is his philosophy. He believes the rich, like him, should stay rich -- too bad for the middle class, which is supporting that wealth.
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