Aug 11, 2012 | Class Issues, Conservativism, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2012), Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (August 11, 2012) Early this morning, The Huffington Post broke the story that Mitt Romney had selected Paul Ryan to be his vice presidential running mate. In his article, Jon Ward commented that "Ryan is a bold pick who will energize the...
Aug 3, 2012 | Class Issues, Conservativism, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2012), Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (August 3, 2012) According to the non-partisan Tax Policy Center, Mitt Romney's proposed tax cuts for the affluent will require him to increase taxes on middle-class families by $2,000 a year. Just in case you missed that the first time: If you...
Aug 1, 2012 | Civil Liberties, Conservativism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Political Ideologies, Religion and Religious Issues
Published PolicyMic (August 1, 2012) Did you know that Colonel Sanders, the iconic fast food magnate who founded Kentucky Fried Chicken, helped bankroll the third-party presidential campaign of notorious segregationist George Wallace? Of course, this was hardly...
Jul 21, 2012 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Gun Control, Media Issues, Mental Illness, Political Ideologies
Published: PolicyMic (July 21, 2012) Someone at ABC News needs to be fired. In my article on Mitt Romney's Bain scandal last week, I chided the media for being "pathetic" in its determination to take sides rather than objectively report the facts and demand answers...
Jul 14, 2012 | Conservativism, Libertarianism, Political Ideologies, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: PolicyMic (July 14, 2012) When I read that a California pastor had declared "God wants Ron Paul to be President," I wasn't particularly surprised. For all of the thoughtful and intellectually engaging Paul supporters out there, batches can always be found...
Jul 11, 2012 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals
Published: PolicyMic (July 11, 2012) In 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew was forced to resign due to revelations that he had accepted bribes as Governor of Maryland. Why is this important nearly forty years later? Simple: If Mitt Romney chooses Tim Pawlenty as his...
Jun 28, 2012 | Democrats, Economic Policy, Health Care Reform, History, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama, Supreme Court and Other Judicial Issues
Published: PolicyMic (June 28, 2012) Two months ago, in my editorial detailing the positive legacy President Obama will leave behind at the end of his first term, I deliberately avoided mentioning his health care reform bill, given that it was at that time "on the...
Jun 11, 2012 | Class Issues, Conservativism, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2012), Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (June 11, 2012) The American people have made it clear that unemployment will be the dominant issue of this election. Polls consistently show voters prioritizing it far above every other policy question, with nothing else – not health care reform,...
Jun 6, 2012 | Conservativism, Elections - Presidential (2012), Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (June 6, 2012) Back in 1964, a Republican Governor named George Romney performed an act of rare political courage. As party delegates convened in San Francisco to coronate Senator Barry Goldwater as their presidential nominee, Romney noted...
May 10, 2012 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Extremism, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, President Obama, Salon.com, Satirical Essays
Published: PolicyMic (May 10, 2012) My fellow American liberals, I would like to make a modest proposal. For far too long, we have been accused of terrible things. In the last decade alone, our opponents have said that we're un-American, that we're Communists, that...