Tag Archives: The Young Turks

TruthOut: Victoria Law: Public Prisons, Private Profits

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  If there is just one thing that shouldn’t be under for-profit companies, it would be prisons and other corrections facilities like jails. Let me amend that, the military, law enforcement and corrections. The idea that people can … Continue reading →

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Salon: Jeffrey Taylor: Reza Aslam’s Atheism Problem

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Jeffrey Taylor: Reza Aslam’s Atheism Problem: Fundamentalists Atheists Aren’t the Problem, Apologists For Religions Are Jeffrey Taylor makes a good and I would argue real Atheist argument against religion. Even though he writes for Salon, … Continue reading →

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Sam Harris: Interview With Cenk Uygur

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat What I respect about Sam Harris’s atheism is that he’s the real thing. He doesn’t say Christianity is horrible and should be put down, especially when radical fundamentalists are in the news doing horrible things. But then … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: ‘Michele Bachmann’s Latest Insanity Turns Neil Cavuto Reasonable’

Posted on July 10, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  You know you are in trouble as a Republican (well smart Republicans know, not Michelle Bachmann) when someone on FOX News freaking Neil Cavuto of all people who is generally loyal to the Tea Party goes against … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: ‘Kissing Representative Vance McAllister Caught on Camera’

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Perhaps the new way to describe the Christian Right in America is to call them the “Do What I Say Not What I do Right.”  Perhaps the so-called the “Family Values Coalition” (which has as much meaning … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Ana Kasparian & Cenk Uygur- ‘Facial Hair Transplants The Latest Hipster Rage’

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat People who claim to not care about what others think of them and how they look are sure as hell spending a lot of money to look a certain way. And of course they have the right … Continue reading →

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Business Insider: Brett Logiurato- Anderson Cooper on Arizona Anti-Gay Bill: How Freedom of Religion Doesn’t Empower People to Discriminate

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Jennifer Rubin, in her Washington Post column today, said that there’s nothing in the Bible that says Christians should deny gays service because of their homosexuality. The more of her I read, the more she sounds like … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: ‘Jon Stewart to Jon Hunstman: The Hunt is Over!’

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The Atlantic– comedian Jon Stewart on Governor Jon Huntsman. Source:Real Life Journal “In the wake of Mitt Romney’s unshocking win in New Hampshire, Jon Stewart took a look at the most interesting showing on Tuesday night: Jon Huntsman’s third-place finish. … Continue reading →

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