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    • 19 Ratings
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    Sandra Day O'Connor's Mea Culpa

    MAY 1, 2013 9:46AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, law, supreme court, sandra day o'connor, antonin scalia, clarence thomas, conservatism, bush v. gore, roe v. wade, constitution, chicago tribune, rachel maddow, democratic party, republican party, partisanship, william rehnquist, george w. bush, al gore

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    • 7 Ratings
    • 901 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Beating a Very Dead Horse 101

    APRIL 17, 2013 10:28AM

    By Robert J. Elisberg


    Topics: 47%, taxes, mitt romney, republican party

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1236 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Hope For "Catholic Spring" Eternal

    APRIL 5, 2013 9:19AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: republican party, humanity, modernity, gary wills, college of cardinals, jesuit restorative justice initiative, ecumenicalism, protestants, muslims, jews, morality, obedience, free will, pope benedict, good friday, humility, catholic right, andrew sullivan, holy thursday, easter, cardinal law, child abuse scandal, vatican, pope francis, conservatism, religion, catholic church

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1776 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Dictatorship v. Democracy

    MARCH 10, 2013 7:54AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, democracy, dictatorship, walter lippmann, hitler, fascism, republican party, president obama, sequester, tax cuts, entitlement programs, partisan gridlock, german parliament, freedom, bob woodword, voting rights act, citizens united, constitution, governing class

    • Editor's Pick
    • 0 Ratings
    • 566 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The Chris Christie Road Bump to the White House

    FEBRUARY 27, 2013 10:38AM

    By Robert J. Elisberg


    Topics: chris christie, politics, cpac, republican party

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 747 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    GOP `disaster capitalism' is key to the sequester

    FEBRUARY 25, 2013 3:16PM

    By Ron Legro


    Topics: deficit, fiscal policy, president obama, shock doctrine, disaster capitalism, gop, politics, economy, budgert, federal government, sequestration, republican party, gop, bob woodward

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 872 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Marco Rubio's High Wire Act

    FEBRUARY 11, 2013 9:35AM

    By Robert J. Elisberg


    Topics: state of the union address, republican party, marco rubio

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1440 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    No "Gipper" To Save GOP This Time

    FEBRUARY 9, 2013 12:02PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, ronald reagan, barry goldwater, tea party, republican establishment, republican party, 1964 election, richard hofstadter, pseudo-conservative, right wing, new deal, eisenhower administration, extremism no vice, great communicator, bobby jindal, eric cantor, mark rubio, paul ryan, medicaid, vouchers, social security, evil empire, tax hikes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2901 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Conservative Political Correctness

    JANUARY 8, 2013 5:17PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: republican party, president obama, wall street journal, rupert murdoch, fox news, reality based communities, george w. bush, speech codes, college officials, liberals, totalitarianism, censorship, racial harassment, notre dame, kkk, right wing bubble, epistemic closure, right wing double standards, hypocrisy, traditions of civility, culture, minorities, freedom of speech, multi-culturalism, campaign finance, political correctness, conservative movement, bruce bartlett, george f will, conservatism, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 824 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Democrats 1, Republicans 1

    OCTOBER 12, 2012 12:19PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: balanced budgets, jack kemp, middle east, laffer curve, ronald reagan, deficit, afghanistan, foreign policy, syria, iran, frank luntz, charitable giving deduction, health care deduction, mortgage deduction, tax dedictions, jfk tax cut, tax cuts for rich, supply side economics, vice president debate, democratic party, republican party, president obama, mitt romney, joe biden, paul ryan, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1453 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    So, who's "dependent" on government?

    SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 3:20PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: president obama, republican party, walter lippmann, private property, rule of law, william blackstone, civil war, progressive movement, teddy roosevelt, robber barons, supreme court, income tax, democracy, state of nature, tea party, let the market decide, capitalism, socialism, supply-side economics, 47%, individualism, community, plutocracy, wall street, government dependency, survival of the fittest, herbert spencer, freedom, caveat emptor, top 1%, corporate welfare, labor unions, capital, politics, economics, mitt romney, gilded age

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 2717 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Romney Exposes Inner Ayn Rand

    SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 3:30PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, entitlements, jospeh stiglitz, too big to fail, wall street, financialization, cato institute, barry goldwater, mormonism, christianity, poor, massachusetts, citizenship, atlas shrugged, ludwig von mises, plutocracy, capitalism, 47%, ayn rand, tea party, republican party, president obama, mitt romney, economics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 3919 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Losing GOP in denial over own failures

    SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 12:36PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: conspiracy theories, bailout, taxes, naill ferguson, cia, intelligence community, new york times, daily caller, navy seals, liberalism, conservatism, tea party, right wing, ideology, denial, right wing noise machine, wall street, economic crisis, george will, rush limbaugh, fox news, ross douthat, afghanistan, iraq, daily intelligence briefings, terrorism, september 11 attacks, osama bin ladin, dick cheney, george w. bush, president obama, mitt romney, democratic party, republican party, neo-conservatism, supply-side economics, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 6893 Views
    • 46 Comments
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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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 3360 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    License to Lie

    AUGUST 23, 2012 2:21PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: white working class, welfare queen, ronald reagan, global warming, fiscal policy, deficit hawks, paul krugman, obamacare, fox news, budget deficits, brit hume, walter lippmann, jr., martin luther king, republican national convention, liberalism, conservatism, right wing, political extemism, barry goldwater, 2012 campaign, citizens united, joe soptic, bain capital, super pac, newt gingrich, president obama, " lies and deception, "morning joe, joe scarborough, medicare, welfare, paul ryan, george will, mitt romney, republican party, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1044 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    GOP Cargo Cult Seeks Return of Reagan

    AUGUST 22, 2012 1:34PM

    By Con Chapman


    Topics: republican party, gop, ronald reagan, satire, comedy, spoof, humor

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 5114 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    The Fox News Way

    AUGUST 19, 2012 10:30AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, fox news, sean hannity, propaganda, right wing, strom thurmond, dixiecrats, southern strategy, trent lott, segregation, republican party, mitch mcconnell, mainstream media, liberal bias, conservatism, liberalism, double standards, rush limbaugh, gay rights, chick-fil-a, bigotry, president obama, democratic party, bill clinton, democracy, authoritarianism, theocracy, big business, states rights, angry left, propaganda, news judgment, joseph pulitzer, conservative movement, plato, noble lie, southern conservatives, ku klux klan, civil rights act of 1964, al gore

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 2687 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Catholic Ryan Needs to do Penance for Sins

    AUGUST 15, 2012 10:30AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: poliitcs, economics, paul ryan, ayn rand, mitt romney, right wing, capitalism free market, catholic church, sin, atheism, immorality, ryan budget, paul ryan, objectivism, conservatism, nuns on a bus, charity, compassion, tea party, christian fundamentalism, christianity, georgetown university, laissez faire, supply side economics, gospel of love, jesus christ, william f. buckley jr., republican party, democratic party, president obama, fiscal conservative, social safety net, tax cuts, food stamps, poverty, free market, atlas shrugged

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 3552 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Free Speech No Free Pass From Truth or Consequences

    JULY 31, 2012 10:22AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, religious right, republican party, chick-fil-a, free speech, gay marriage, dan cathy, mayor tom menino, public opinion, fairness doctrine, mike huckabee, christian right, focus on the family, founding fathers, first amendment, constitution, fact versus opinion, democracy, consent of the governed, popular sovereignty, fox news, msnbc, ann coulter, communism, treason, marketplace of ideas, boston globe, bigotry, president obama, paranoia, science, gender discrimination, gun control, hunger, justice clarence thomas, liberalism, conservatism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 7096 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    Obama wants to "punish success?" Give me a break

    JULY 27, 2012 10:01AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: health care, gun control, abortion, plutocrats, free market, public sector unions, richard hofstadter, nlrb, epa, affordable care act, colonial america, gordon wood, conservative media, national reivew, fox news, keynesian stimulus, fiscal policy, exotic derivatives, libor, predatory corporate raiders, capitalism, corporate contributions, citizens united, supreme court, voter disenfranchisement, labor, manufacturing, oligarchy, george romney, tax returns, democracy, think progress, paranoid style, conspiracy theory, big government, income tax, punish success, president obama, elizabeth warren, scott brown, mitt romney, welfare queens, republican party, ronald reagan, economics, politics

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