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    Republicans Set to Repeat 1964 Disaster?

    AUGUST 27, 2012 9:47AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: john birch society, young americans for freedom, peace corps, students for democratic society, freedomworks, town hall disruptions, sarah palin, crane brinton, revolution, partisanship, social conservatives, tea party, washington establishment, political polarization, anti-communism, olympia snowe, the syndicate, 1964 election, republican convention, moderates, geoffrey kabaservice, conservative movement, right wing, establishment republicans, nelson rockefeller, tom hayden, communism, jr., william f. buckley, national review, william rusher, extremism, barry goldwater, republican party, politics

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 4493 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Right wing takes aim at public education

    JULY 23, 2012 10:32AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, education, public schools, charter schools, texas board of education, right wing, history, massachusetts education reform act, a nation at risk, william weld, bi-partisanship, curriculum frameworks, teachers unions, tenure, mandatory testing, class size, republican party, rick scott, scott walker, president obama, mitt romney, diane ravitch, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, school vouchers, school choice, evolution, creationism, bible-based math, religious right, christian fundamentalism, outcomes based education, john birch society, john adams, horace mann, civil war, confederates, jim crow, ku klux klan, mccarthyism, education reform, tax cuts, national governors association, federal student loans, privitization

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    • 2572 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Glenn Beck's Guy, W. Cleon Skousen, Goes Mainstream

    DECEMBER 9, 2010 8:25AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: constitutional theocracy, political philosophy, conspiratorial constitutionists, u.s. constitution, alexander zaitchik, phoenix papers, apologists for slavery, fred albert shannon, church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, lorenzo snow, christine o’donnell, byu, dwight d. eisenhower, j. edgar hoover, robert w. welch jr., lost ten tribes, hengist and horsa, arizona republic, gary nelson, 17th amendment, 16th amendment, nullification, radical constitutionalism, senator mike lee (r-utah), 912 project, hard-right mormons, alaskan militias, christian identity, tea partiers, 000 year leap”, “the 5, john birch society, senator orrin hatch, mormon biblical theory, glenn beck, brigham young university, w. cleon skousen, right-wing ideology, u.s. senate, politics

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 1019 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    No Laughing Matter: The Palin Doctrine of Executive Power

    OCTOBER 22, 2008 6:22PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: politics, vice presidential power, vice president debate, vice president, unitary executive, separation of powers, sarah palin, republicans, presidential power, presidential election, palin-biden debate, palin cheney, palin biden, palin, obama campaign, mccain-palin campaign, mccain campaign, mccain, keith olbermann, john yoo, john mccain, john birch society, john birch, joe biden, fox barker communications, fox barker, election, dick cheney, constitution, civil liberties, biden-palin debate, biden

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