Politics
Rick Perry in jail? No impeachment on indictment, but prison possible
Texas governor Rick Perry has been indicted on multiple counts of felony abuse of power by a grand jury over his attempts at de-funding the state prosecutor’s office that had been investigating him on earlier possible acts of corruption. These are not impeachment charges, but instead they’re charges brought by the court system, meaning Perry…
Read More2016: can Hillary Clinton, Julian Castro, Wendy Davis turn Texas blue?
Hillary Clinton is the first democrat with a chance to win Texas in 2016 since Jimmy Carter in 1976
Read MoreMemorial Day today: five ways to support military troops and veterans
How to actually help troops and veterans this Memorial Day and every day
Read MoreObama positions Julian Castro as Hillary Clinton 2016 running mate
Julian Castro climbs the Democratic Party ladder. Is Hillary Clinton’s running mate his next rung?
Read MoreAntonin Scalia could face Supreme Court impeachment for enviro gaffe
Scalia impeachment would be divisive
Read MoreCinco de Mayo today: fake Mexican holiday becomes real U.S. history
Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo today
Read MoreObama: Fox News, Hillary jokes at White House Correspondents Dinner
“You’ll miss me when I’m gone,” President Barack Obama said of Fox News tonight. “It’ll be harder to convince people Hillary’s from Kenya.” The President took the stage at tonight’s annual White House Correspondents Dinner and wasted no time cracking jokes at the expense of his adversaries like Fox, often making fun of the faux-controversies…
Read MoreMitt Romney’s criticism of Bill Clinton hints at his future political intentions
Mitt Romney broke one of the unwritten rules of Washington today by attacking the foreign policies of the sitting President who defeated him, and the manner in which he did so suggests that he’s about to break another. Romney made a point blaming Barack Obama for the current situation in Crimea, suggesting that his policies…
Read MoreHoward Stern’s “democrats are communists” flap ignites belated furor
In the past twenty-four hours, numerous conservative political blogs have posted stories quoting popular radio host Howard Stern as saying that “Democrats are communists” and asserting that he would never vote for the party again. This revelation has led conservative leaning members of social networks like Twitter to explode overnight with claims that Stern, a…
Read MoreDoes the legalization of gay marriage mean the sexual revolution is now over?
A reply to Megan McArdle’s article insisting that abolition of California’s Prop 8 means that we’ve lost the sexual revolution. The insinuation of McArdle’s article is that, once Prop 8 is overturned, gay people will be expected to get married and be responsible and boring. To quote McArdle, “I believe we’re witnessing the high water…
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