by Terrance Heath | May 28, 2015 | Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
George Pataki has announced his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, bringing the number of official candidates to eight. In case you’re among those asking “George who?,” here’s a primer. George Pataki is the former three-term governor of New York,...
by Terrance Heath | May 27, 2015 | Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
Former senator Rick Santorum is running for president again, and he’s promised that this time will be different, because he won’t be saying the “crazy stuff” and “dumb things” he spouted throughout his 2012 campaign. Let’s take a moment and recall how “crazy” and...
by Terrance Heath | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
This week, two right-winger who portrayed themselves as exemplars of virtue, and regularly lectured Americans on “family values,” proved to be far from “pure” themselves. Until this week, Josh Duggar was a celebrity in more ways than one. Not only was the 27-year-old...
by Terrance Heath | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
In the largest protest of its kind, thousands of McDonald’s employees stormed the company’s headquarters today to demand that it stop spending millions manipulating stock prices, and start paying workers a living wage. McDonald’s cashiers and cooks came to the...
by Terrance Heath | May 18, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Nine months after police in Ferguson, Missouri donned riot gear, and met protestors with paramilitary weapons and equipment, the Obama administration has taken its first real steps towards halting police militarization. As the president prepared for a visit to Camden,...