With some form of health care reform poised to be enacted following the passage of a trillion-dollar, pork-filled boondoggle in the U.S. Senate on Christmas Eve, reflection on the course of this policy debate and its broader implication for the trajectory of the Obama administration seem warranted. Whatever results in the coming months on the issue of [...]
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Victories scored Tuesday present possibilities for the future of the Republican Party
The big news from Tuesday this week came with the announcements of gubernatorial wins for the Republican Party in both Virginia and New Jersey. While both of these states voted for President Obama last year, and are represented by Democratic senators in Washington, the former has traditionally leaned Republican in presidential contests, only going Democratic three [...]
The Next Generation of Conservatism is Here- CampusReform.org
Hey guys, You may have noticed I’ve been a little absent lately, but rest assured- I’ve been hard at work, helping put together a fantastic resource which could very well revolutionize how conservative college students interact and organize online. CampusReform.org is a comprehensive social networking site for conservative students, with elaborate subsites for every 4-year [...]
Liberalism is Dead.
Much like in the United Kingdom, where the Liberal Democrats now comprise a third party, American liberalism is no longer of consequence. The ideological heirs to John F. Kennedy and Harry Truman who once would have freely criticized governmental excess have lost control of the Democratic Party. In their place have emerged leaders who regard their critics [...]
The Reality of Racial Politics
Thomas Edsall from the Huffington Post came out with an article last week that slams the GOP for supposedly playing racial politics – casting the debate over heath care as a battle between white taxpayers vs. minority welfare queens. Edsall’s theory goes that Republicans couldn’t effectively shape policy in their minority position, so they have [...]