Rights and Democracy
Heritage of Shame
A Southern heritage group is planning a celebration in Montgomery, Alabama, that will feature a parade down the city’s historic Dexter Avenue. That’s the same street where thousands of civil rights marchers rallied in support of voting rights at the culmination of the historic Selma-to-Montgomery march in 1965.
The Right to Bear Arms, Even if You’re Nuts
Say what you will about the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). Add in the murder and severe injuries suffered by assorted bystanders in Tucson and. it all proves that we’re still a free country. God bless America!
A Lying Hypocrite for President
If you find it necessary to declare on national television, “I am a serious person,” you’re probably not.
Perfect: The Enemy of the Happy
Unhappiness is New York City after an 18-inch snowfall.
The Con to Criminalize Immigrants
A person might be detained in a for-profit center like Stewart for any number of reasons, many of them bureaucratic. Some detainees were seeking refuge in the United States as victims of U.S.-sponsored military training and atrocities in Latin America. Other detainees are farmers, whose only economically viable option was to find work in the United States in order to provide for their families. Trade policies beneficial to American agribusiness are often at the root of this type of migration.
America the Exceptional
We are the greatest country on earth. If you don’t believe it, just ask us.
Profitable Immigrants
Protect Public Media
Since NPR terminated its contract with political analyst Juan Williams, it has been open hunting season on the broadcasting network in Washington, with a handful of lawmakers and political pundits launching an all-out assault to take down public media.
GOP: Man of the Year
The GOP this year accomplished a feat so extraordinary as to beggar the imagination. Nothing like it has been seen in living memory.
Stop Secret Election Spending: A Nonpartisan Goal
