Jan 11, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Conservativism, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: MSNBC (January 11, 2015) Listening to Rep. Louis Gohmert’s (R-TX) revanchist logic for his failed bid to oust John Boehner as speaker of the House earlier this month, you’d think the tea party wing of the Republican Party had been working with President...
Jan 8, 2015 | Conspiracy Theories, Internet Culture, Other Media, President Obama, Salon.com
Published: Daily Dot (January 8, 2015), Salon (January 13, 2015), Interview with LeGrande Green (January 15, 2015) From latte salute-gate to birther conspiracy theories, a look at some of the dopiest attacks against the president Dinesh D'Souza exits the Manhattan...
Dec 11, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, President Obama, Salon.com
Published: Daily Dot (December 11, 2014), Salon (December 14, 2014) Americans like to believe its presidents are monsters. The Senate's new report shows just how powerless they are If the public learns the right lesson from the Senate’s release of the torture report,...
Dec 3, 2014 | Internet Culture, President Obama
Published: Daily Dot (December 3, 2014) Anyone criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama needs to do more than just check their partisanship. Instead, they might be well-advised to go one step further and take stock of their philosophy on child-rearing. Although it may be...
Nov 26, 2014 | Immigration, President Obama, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 26, 2014) Last week, presidential historian Douglas Brinkley boldly claimed that Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration would cause him to be remembered as “a folk hero to Latino Americans.” While I can’t speak for the collective...
Nov 12, 2014 | Democrats, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, Health Care Reform, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama
Published: Daily Dot (November 12, 2014) Supporters of President Obama can rest easy: His legacy as one of America’s greatest presidents remains intact, even if the tide of public and Internet sentiments has turned. (His approval rating stands at a paltry 39 percent.)...
Nov 6, 2014 | General Advice, President Obama, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 6, 2014) Ben Stein’s credibility as a nerd is dead, as Stein’s recent controversial (and patently untrue) claim that President Obama is the “most racist president there has ever been in America” is evidence that he’s departed the...
Oct 16, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture, President Obama
Published: Daily Dot (October 16, 2014) Unlikely though it might seem, First Lady Michelle Obama’s new viral video “Turnip for What” is more than just a silly video that parodies a hip-hop hit to teach Americans about the joys of eating the titular vegetable. Indeed,...
Mar 11, 2014 | Democrats, Health Care Reform, Liberalism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama
Published: mic (March 11, 2014) If you haven't seen President Obama's appearance on "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis," stop everything you're doing and watch it now. There is a lesson to be learned from this video: Fear and anger aren't the only effective...
Jan 28, 2014 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: mic (January 28, 2014) One of the centerpieces of President Obama's 2014 State of the Union address was his executive order that will raise the minimum wage for employees working with federal contractors to $10.10 an hour. The President is taking action on...