Last night’s debate on NBC marked a seismic shift in the dialogue of the Republican presidential field. While ganging up on Governor Romney at past presidential debates has become old-hat, candidates have previously focused on what was perceived as Mitt’s Achilles Heel: Romneycare or as it was dubbed by Governor Pawlenty previously: “Obamneycare.” To be clear, ...
moreIn 1964, American historian Richard Hofstadter wrote his infamous essay, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics.” In it, he noted that “American politics has often been an arena for angry minds. In recent years we have seen angry minds at work mainly among extreme right-wingers, who have now demonstrated in the Goldwater movement how ...
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in McDonald v. Chicago, a unique gun-rights case that has the potential to change years of bad legal precedent. Not only will the case decide whether the Heller v. D.C. decision in 2008 will apply to states, but also whether it can be via the Privileges and ...
The national media, it seems, is still fuming over the recent Supreme Court ruling in FEC v. Citizens United. Writing in last week's Washington Post, E.J. Dionne said, “The Supreme Court is now dominated by a highly politicized conservative majority intent on working its will, even if that means ignoring precedents and the wishes ...
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