by Terrance Heath | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The safe release of an American POW is usually a cause for celebration. But there will be no yellow ribbons on the right for Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdal, who was released after being held by the Taliban for five years. Sgt. Bergdahl was the last American held by the...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 5, 2014 | Conservatism
Guns — their presence, and all it portends — are increasingly invading every corner of our everyday lives. They have morphed into a form of symbolic speech that threatens to shoot down our political discourse. It seemed almost too good to be true, when the National...
by Terrance Heath | May 30, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Well, that didn’t take long. As Americans were still reeling from the latest gun massacre, right-wingers wasted no time blaming liberals, Hollywood, and gay marriage for all shooting rampages. As usually, the facts are decidedly against wingnuts. It’s been almost a...
by Terrance Heath | May 29, 2014 | Populist Majority, The New Populism
At the New Populism Conference, Rev. William Barber reminded progressive populists that we must know why we fight, and what we're fighting for. We must not shrink from battle, when we have all we need to fight and win. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D, Massachusetts), in her...
by Terrance Heath | May 23, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week saw a number of right-wingers being pulled up short, one way or another, including some of the biggest names in wingnuttia. For each wingnut up to his tinfoil hat in trouble of his own making, I can only say, “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.” It’s hard to...
