by Terrance Heath | May 5, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
For a brief, shining moment, Carly Fiorina was all over the media after announcing her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. That’s probably because she made a point of turning her presidential bid into “this weird girl fight” with Clinton, as...
by Terrance Heath | May 5, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Two more candidates joined the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday. Of the two, retired brain surgeon Ben Carson is the one likely to have the most impact. That makes it frightening how much Carson just doesn’t get. Carson went back to his roots...
by Terrance Heath | May 1, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week, conservatives were confronted with two of their worst fears: gay people getting married and black people getting angry. Then, as if things weren't bad enough, the federal government began preparations to invade Texas. Baltimore Freddie Gray, 25, was walking...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The right-wing response to stories of police violence and brutality against blacks, and black deaths at the hands of police, is becoming as predictable as the stories themselves. Only the names and locations seem to change. Here we are again. Another unarmed black man...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 27, 2015 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear opening arguments in marriage equality cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage. The resulting ruling could legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. A lot has changed since the Court overruled the part of the Defense of...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in same-sex marriage cases that could result in a ruling that makes marriage equality the law of the land. Naturally, wingnuts have already worked themselves into a panic. Lawyer and former Antonin Scalia law clerk Gene...
