Extremism
Bill Maher’s ‘Disturbingly Oblivious’ – And Not The Liberal In This Debate
Oct 9, 2014 | Extremism, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies, Religion and Religious Issues, World Affairs
I’m the Victim of an Anti-Semitic Hate Crime – Here’s What I Say About Kansas
Apr 14, 2014 | Autobiographical, Extremism, Jewish Experiences, mic, Political Ideologies
Published: mic (April 14, 2014) The shooting yesterday at a Jewish community center in Kansas City was more than tragic. It was un-American. This crime strikes a deep personal chord with me, not only because I have also been the victim of an anti-Semitic hate crime, but because its motivations fly in the face of our nation's most important and fundamental ideals. Its perpetrator, Frazier Glenn...
There Are 939 Active Hate Groups in the United States. Here’s Where They Live.
Mar 7, 2014 | Extremism, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
This Venture Capitalist Thinks Occupy Wall Street and Nazis Have a Lot in Common
Jan 28, 2014 | Conservativism, Economic Policy, Extremism, Liberalism, Libertarianism, mic, Plutocracy, Political Ideologies
Published: mic (January 28, 2014 Back in 1990, American attorney and author Mike Godwin observed that political discussions (particularly those that occurred online) were oversaturated with Nazi analogies. This gave birth to the expression "Godwin's Law," which argues that anyone who compares a political adversary to Nazis without sound reasoning automatically forfeits the debate. Flash forward...
Watch As These Conservatives Recycle the World’s Worst Talking Point
Jan 21, 2014 | Conservativism, Democrats, Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: mic (January 21, 2014) You'd think that conservatives, after being repeatedly humiliated for their insensitivity toward rape victims, would have learned to be careful when discussing the plight of the marginalized and oppressed. For proof that this lesson has yet to take, let's look at one of the right wing's most obnoxious, entitled, and ill-informed rhetoric motifs: comparing...
15 Crazy Things More Likely to Happen Than a Bill Making It Through This Congress
Dec 3, 2013 | Conservativism, Democrats, Extremism, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans, Satirical Essays
Published: mic (December 5, 2013) It's all but official. The 113th Congress is the least productive federal legislature in American history, passing only 2% of all the bills that were introduced, an all-time low. How rare was it for legislation to pass Congress this year? So rare, that the following 15 rare things have happened with greater frequency than a bill getting through. 1. Giving birth...
Bloomberg Ricin Attack: Don’t Overreact Just Yet
May 29, 2013 | Conservativism, Extremism, Gun Control, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies
Published: mic (May 29, 2013) When an issue is as superheated as gun control, one can almost instinctively predict the reaction to news stories such as this one: "New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has received an anonymous threatening letter that preliminary tests indicated contained the presence of the poison ricin, law enforcement officials told NBC News. A similar letter, which early...
Ted Cruz 2016: Presidential Run Would Put Birthers in a Bind
May 18, 2013 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (May 18, 2013), The Morning Call (May 20, 2013) From a strictly political standpoint, the past month has been pretty good for Sen. Ted Cruz. First the Tea Party darling further endeared himself to grassroots rightists by claiming that he had privately told the Republican senators who supported the gun-buyer background check bill to "not be a bunch of squishes." Now he is in the...
Right-Wing Terrorism Was Enabled and Ignored By Conservative Pundits, GOP
Apr 15, 2013 | Conservativism, Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Terrorism
Published: The Morning Call (April 15, 2013), mic (April 16, 2013) Editor's note: This article was written before the Boston Marathon bombings, and is not intended to be a response to that incident. All commentary in this article is on pre-Boston incidents alone and is not intended to indicate anything concerning the ongoing Boston Marathon investigation. How much longer is America willing to...