Conservatives
Clarence Thomas Speaks! (First Time in 7 Years!)
Clarence Thomas, by claiming he gets all the info he needs from legal briefs, has managed to sleep through more than half a decade of […]
Ronald Reagan Hologram Almost Appeared At GOP Convention
You kids are probably too young to remember Ron Headrest, the Max Headroom-like virtual version of President Ronald Reagan that existed only in Doonesbury cartoons […]
A Republican Riddle: Is Doubting the Supreme Court Unpatriotic?
I’m sorry that Chris Stigall feels so mad and dispirited about last week’s historic Supreme Court ruling. But let’s remember how this discussion began in […]
Obamacare Can Still Be Defeated
What are you feeling about last week’s Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare? Dispirited? Mad? Maybe even frightened? Me too. But I’ve been mulling this over […]
The NRA Should Keep Its Hands Off My Gun Ownership
Last weekend, my wife and I flew to Colorado to spend the weekend with her brother’s family and celebrate her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. My […]
If You’re Not Angry at Jose Rodriguez, You Don’t Get to Call Obama a Tyrant
What kind of government sounds more tyrannical to you? One that makes sure every citizen gets health care? Or one that tortures, spies, and kills […]
Tea Party-Friendly Talk Radio Arrives in Philly With WWIQ
For years, 106.9FM WKDN Family Radio served as the local soapbox for zealot Harold Camping, who memorably predicted that the world would end in May […]
All People in Mississippi Are Not Toothless Rednecks
Two weeks ago, HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher broadcast a segment that quickly became controversial, and to me represents one of the more unfortunate […]
Is Christopher Hitchens Forgivable?
Christopher Hitchens never really shied from speaking ill of the dead. So it wasn’t really a surprise when—amidst all the hagiography following his own demise […]
Conservatives Want You to Endure a Depression
Listen up children: There is evil in the world. But it’s not the kind you’ve been taught about in Sunday School. The devil doesn’t actually […]
You Know You’re a Fascist If …
A message to my conservative, Tea Party-loving, Fox News-watching friends: If you see Obamacare as oppressive socialist tyranny but celebrated two weeks ago when John […]
How to Market Philly to Tourists
Philadelphia’s expensive “XOXO” tourism ads are clever, and I’m certain they’ll win awards, but they don’t give anyone a compelling reason to visit our city. […]
Occupy Wall Street Should Avoid Tea Party Tactics
In observance of the 224th anniversary of Constitution Day, an organization describing itself as a “leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and […]
Who Really Runs NPR—Liberals? Right-Wingers? Dollar Signs?
I’m not very good at keeping up with my social media profile, but every now and then I want to share news that’s trenchant and […]
Health Care Repeal: First on the Tea Party To-Do List
After an unusual week of temperance on Capitol Hill in the wake of the Arizona tragedy, you can expect things to heat up so fast […]