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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s imitation of the […]
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The Daily Beast: Opinion- Nick Gillespie- Authoritarians vs. Libertarians Is the Real Fight on the Right
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The Daily Beast: Opinion- Nick Gillespie- Authoritarians vs. Libertarians Is the Real Fight on the Right I disagree with Nick Gillespie for a couple of reasons on this. When I’m … Continue reading
The National Journal: Clare Foran: All The Ways 2016 Contenders Want to Change the Constitution
Source: The National Journal: Clare Foran: All The Ways 2016 Contenders Want to Change the Constitution I have to admit, that 2015-16, at least not yet isn’t as interesting as the 2011-12 presidential election cycle, at least when it comes … Continue reading
Reason: Opinion: Jacob Sullum: “Ted Cruz is Right About Taxes”: Really?
Reason: Opinion: Jacob Sullum: Ted Cruz Is Right About Taxes Just once I would like to hear someone and its generally Republicans who support some type of flat tax, say, “I’m in favor of a middle class tax hike! Because … Continue reading
Posted in Fiscal Policy
Tagged Flat Tax, Jacob Sullum, National Sales Tax, Progressive Consumption Tax, Tax Hikes, Tax Increases, Tax Reform, Ted Cruz
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The Washington Post: WonkBook: Christopher Ingraham: The Orwellian Deception of Chuck Grassley’s Leniency Industrial Complex
The Washington Post: WonkBook: Christopher Ingraham: The Orwellian Deception of Chuck Grassley’s Leniency Industrial Complex Anyone who calls them self a Conservative and especially a fiscal Conservative, but who supports the American Prison Industrial Complex and our current criminal justice … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment
Tagged American Prisons, Christopher Ingraham, Chuck Grassley, Criminal Justice Reform, Dick Durbin, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Mike Lee, Non-Violent Offenders, Pat Leahy, Prison Industrial Complex, Rand Paul, Sheldon Whitehouse, Smarter Sentencing Act, Ted Cruz, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, War on Drugs
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Roll Call: Congress: Niels Lesniewski: Odd Couples Push Criminal Justice Overhauls: The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body
Roll Call: Congress: Niels Lesniewski: Odd Couples Push Criminal Justice Overhauls: The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body It shouldn’t be surprising that both John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are in favor of real criminal justice reform that reduce sentencing for people … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment
Tagged Americans Prisons, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Dick Durbin, John Cornyn, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Mandatory Minimums, Mike Lee, Niels Lesniewski, Patrick Leahy, Prison Reform, Rand Paul, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ted Cruz, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
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The Onion: Video: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Fills Few Hours of Marathon Speech With Rousing Pro-ObamaCare Argument
. This post was originally posted at FRS Daily Press on WordPress Only The Onion would report that Ted Cruz spoke in favor of so-called ObamaCare. Otherwise Senator Cruz could be both drunk and high and awake for seventy-two hours … Continue reading
Posted in The Onion
Tagged Affordable Care Act, News Satire, ObamaCare, Onion News, Political Humor, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, The Onion, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
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The Daily Beast: Video: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Filibuster: Ted Cruz Cruising to be King of Hot Air
. This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStates on WordPress Senator Ted Cruz is one of the biggest sore losers in Congress both physically and personally. Not to know that he doesn’t have the votes to get what he … Continue reading
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