Political Parties

This year, riding a fervor of Tea Party "down with big government, down with Obama" rhetoric, a number of Tea Party candidates were elected...

Glossolalia 101 is a series of articles discussing how pseudo-cons, neo-cons, and theo-cons (among others) use language to disguise, dominate, and obfuscate the issues. This...

Hello! Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting items from a very few of my favorite sites. I hope you find...

That word doesn't mean what you think it means. But that's okay, it can't be offended by you, because it's dead.

Wisconsin. What the hell is going on in Wisconsin? For the first time in many years I think we are actually seeing what this country...

As Politicalgates expands and expounds, certain topics that relate to Sarah Palin, and more importantly, society as a whole, have a way of circling around. Some questions or issues can persist, and are worthy of reevaluation given their ongoing pertinence. Recently, the always relevant, misguided concept of the "death panel" came up again in discussions on this site.

However, I've noticed that you are currently finding it difficult to decide upon your next course of action. This is why I am writing to you: To sound you out on my proposal about how to resolve this situation.

Why Liberal values are American values "You are a contentious person....and probably a Liberal," started a recent response to an article I published on abortion...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkA29CvLzw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcCPlkw6dO0&NR=1 Now, as is often pointed out to me, Mr. Carlin is indeed  "just a comedian".  But so was Samuel Clemens.  His words carried no...

Much is made now that the current GOP is the "Party of No". But let's remember that throughout American history conservatives have always...