by Terrance Heath | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
For four days, the Republicans convened in Cleveland, officially nominated Donald Trump for president, and wingnuttery abounded. A Paler Shade of White Remember when the Republican National Committee issued its post-mortem of the 2012 election? In a rare moment of...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The ouster Thursday of Fox News chief Roger Ailes, brought on by a long history of sexual harassment, portends big changes for the network he created — and the party it has consumed. A sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Ailes by former Fox News anchor Gretchen...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
What Rudy Giuliani did for New York City as its former mayor, and what Donald Trump promises to do for America, will only make things more dangerous for Americans — both for the police, and for those being policed. Giuliani’s speech on the opening night of the...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The same week that Democrats advanced the most progressive platform in the party’s history, Republicans crafted a platform that effectively rejects the 21st century. Tasked with the job of drafting a platform to bring the GOP into the 21st Century, delegates on the...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
In appeasing the extreme right by choosing Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump reveals how he hopes to secure enough votes to win the presidency — and how he may have to govern in order to satisfy the GOP base. With his announcement of...
