Archive for: Tea Party

Breitbart/Sherrod: Sound and Fury

The Breitbart/Sherrod saga feels like so much political drama. It is a kind of spectacle custom-made for Politico reporters and political junkies — mildly entertaining, for a little while, but signifying virtually nothing in the end. Witness,...

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Goodbye J.D. Hayworth?

Goodbye J.D. Hayworth?

Nowhere has the clash between the Tea Party movement and the “GOP establishment” been more apparent than Arizona, where former Rep. J.D. Hayworth has been a constant thorn in McCain’s side (his suddenly shrunken left side, to be precise)....

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Democrats in Hiding

Democrats in Hiding

The New York Times had a very interesting article recently detailing how Democrats have made the conscious choice to avoid town hall style meetings in...

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The Tea Party: Past, Present, and Future

The Tea Party: Past, Present, and Future

Explaining the right-wing movement The Tea Party movement attracted a lot of attention with its vocal opposition to the Democratic health care legislation,...

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New Online Only Content

We’ve just posted lots of great online only content as part of our summer issue cycle.  It includes: When Science Meets State, an article by John Prince about...

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Tea’d Off

Tea’d Off

Tea Party Supporter and Media Critic Andrew Breitbart Andrew Breitbart is a conservative political commentator and the founder of an online media empire:...

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Disgrace. Charlie Crist’s Ungainly Political Manueverings

Disgrace. Charlie Crist’s Ungainly Political Manueverings

Disgrace is the only word apt to describe Governor Charlie Crist these days. After being passed up as John McCain’s VP choice, perhaps the apex of his political...

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The challenges of anonymity in public, political discourse

The challenges of anonymity in public, political discourse

Obama and Democrats in Congress had a new proposal last week: require groups making public statement to show their face with their messages, reported the New York...

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Weighing in on Robin Hood Again

Weighing in on Robin Hood Again

Peyton has posted a rejoinder to Max, trying to buttress his initial claim that it is “inappropriate for 73 percent of federal income taxes to be paid by 10...

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Those Tea Party Crashers

Those Tea Party Crashers

Alex Copulsky’s reporting on the Tea Party is hilarious. If you haven’t seen his post yet, go check it out. But his sightings of  ”trolls”...

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