by Dave Johnson | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth, This Is The GOP
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republicans in general say "burdensome government regulations" are holding the economy back. Phrases like that sure sound ominous, as does another Republican favorite, "big government." But what do the words actually...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
“There is a myth out there that…at heart, he’s really on the side of the little guy,” Hillary Clinton said recently of Donald Trump. “Don’t believe it.” I agree. But I’ve never liked using the phrase “little guy” to describe America’s working men and women. A lot of...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
The lack of convictions in Freddie Gray’s death was not a vindication of Baltimore police. The Department of Justice’s scathing report of its probe of the Baltimore police force laid bare the structural racism that poisoned policing in the city, and ultimately led to...
by Mehrdad Azemun | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
In a campaign that every week finds new ways to go beyond the pale, Donald Trump's speech Monday on "radical Islam" and immigration in Youngstown, Ohio hit a new, dangerous low – even for Trump. The event was, in many respects, quite unremarkable. The candidate...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Is suggesting that Second Amendment advocates assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton enough for Republicans to finally renounce their endorsements of Donald Trump? You already know the answer. This week, Donald Trump went where no presidential...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 5, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Depending on the outcome, when the history of the 2016 presidential election is written, this will be known as the week the wheels fell off of Donald Trump’s campaign. No one, but no one in politics had a worse week than than Republican presidential nominee Donald...