Tag Archives: Washington DC

Jnuss Bau: The Hollywood Blacklist: 1947-1960

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Erik Schneider

. The late 1940s and all the way up to at least the mid-1950s or so was one of the most fascist illiberal and anti-liberal democratic periods of our time. I think elements of today’s Tea Party and the Ann … Continue reading →

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Reason: Peter Suderman: ‘How President Obama’s 529 Tax Plan Proves The Welfare State is Doomed’

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

“My mother’s caregiver, Tamara, despises Vladimir Putin. She’s a Georgian, and bitterly resents Russia’s 2008 invasion of her home country and subsequent appropriation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia into Moscow’s orbit. “That idiot Putin!” Tamara cries every time I visit … Continue reading →

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The Leadership Conference: ‘Utah Senator Mike Lee Speech on the Need for Criminal Justice Reform’

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The Leadership Conference– U.S. Senator Mike Lee (Republican, Utah) talking about the need for criminal justice reform. “On February 11, 2014, Senator Mike Lee, R. Utah, gave a short speech to advocates attending a Washington, D.C. conference on the need … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: Jonathan Capehart: John Boehner Needs to Follow His Own Advice on DHS Funding

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Washington Post It is not often that I agree with House Speaker John Boehner on anything and I’ll let you judge for yourself how often that is. But he has a point here. The House did their job at … Continue reading →

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The American Mind: Compassionate Conservatism- Charles Kesler Interviewing William Voegeli

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Before I almost sound like I’m speaking in favor of George W. Bush a man I was proud to vote against twice for president, I just want to say that if I was a Conservative and if I was a … Continue reading →

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The Hill: Congress: Keith Laing: Senator Bernie Sanders: $1T Infrastructure Bill Would Be Cheaper Than Iraq War

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Hill Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be Bernie Sanders if we wasn’t proposing things like a trillion-dollars in infrastructure investment to rebuild America. And I agree with him as far as the amount of money that we should invest to rebuild … Continue reading →

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The Diplomat: Francis P. Sempa: The Geopolitics of The Vietnam War

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

“On April 30, 1975, as North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon, helicopters rescued the last remaining Americans from the roof of their embassy in South Vietnam – an unforgettable manifestation of the ignominious U.S. defeat in the war in Southeast Asia … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN: George Clooney: ‘On The Life & Career of Edward R Murrow: Goodnight & Good Luck (2005)

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:C-SPAN– actor David Stathairn talking about the movie he starred in. “George Clooney on the Life and Career of Edward R Murrow Good Night and Good Luck Film 2005)” From Wenzel Videous “George Clooney on the life and career of Edward … Continue reading →

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Crash Course: John Green- The Reagan Revolution

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:Crash Course The Reagan Revolution was all possible because of what Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon were able to build in the 1960s and 70s. Moving right-wing Democrats from the Midwest and South over to the Republican Party. It was … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler: Republican Homeland Security Spirals Out of Control

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Republic For the life of me, I can’t figure out how Democrats lose to these Tea Party and Neoconservative Republicans in any elections outside of the Bible Belt. Congressional Republicans know that if they vote to overturn President … Continue reading →

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