Politics

Tea Party Could Put Record Number of Black Conservatives in Office

Despite allegations of racism in Tea Party organizations, the Republican Party, and conservative groups, 2010 has witnessed more black Republican activism than ever...

Raven Clabough October 29, 2010

Senate GOP Leaders Look to Water Down Tea Party Ideology

Michael Tennant October 29, 2010

“You might as well know right now … that the Tea Party, no matter how successful it is at the polls in November,...

78th Congress a Harbinger for the 112th?

Bob Adelmann October 28, 2010

On his blog political analyst Dick Morris predicted earlier this week that Republicans would take back the House of Representatives and then...

ABC News Alleges “Shadowy” Campaign Contributions

Raven Clabough October 28, 2010

The 2010 midterm elections have been notable thus far for a variety of reasons, including the fierceness of the campaigns as well as...

President Mike Pence?

Raven Clabough October 28, 2010

With the 2010 midterm elections less than a week away, Americans and ambitious politicians are already looking to the 2012 elections and asking...

Crowd Overrules LWV Pledge Refusal

Raven Clabough October 28, 2010

On two separate occasions, the League of Women Voters has refused to allow a debate audience to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, forcing...

Poison Ivy at Ivy League

Kelly Holt October 28, 2010

ABC News/Money reported on Oct. 27 that the U.S. annually spends millions to send government workers to Harvard’s JFK School of Government for...

Is Everything Commerce?

Bob Adelmann October 27, 2010

Law professor Robert Natelson wrote that because Congress has stretched its definition of “commerce” so far beyond that originally intended by the founders,...

Willams’ Firing Reveals: Public Broadcasting is Naturally Corrupting

Bruce Walker October 27, 2010

The ideologically motivated termination of Juan Williams by National Public Radio has drawn ire from many Americans. Government-owned, government-sponsored, and government-regulated media will...

Planned Parenthood v. Linda McMahon

Raven Clabough October 27, 2010

Planned Parenthood has entered into the campaign arena against Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, by contacting 10,000 female...

Was Police Chief Fired for Tea Party Affiliation?

Bruce Walker October 27, 2010

TexasFred, a conservative blogger, reports that West Tawakoni Mayor Pete Yoho has fired Officer Johnny Beckett from the city’s police department and also...

Obama Makes Ocean-sized Waves in Rhode Island

Mary McHugh October 27, 2010

President Barack Obama made a quick trip to Rhode Island on October 25 for some campaign-related events. The five hours he spent there...

Texas Taxes: The State Targets Amazon

Kelly Holt October 26, 2010

In May 2008, the Dallas Morning News questioned why Amazon.com, America’s largest online retailer, didn’t charge sales taxes even though it maintained a...