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Jun 07 2021
Perspectives Blog
When There Are No More Rabbits in Nancy Pelosi’s Hat
From The CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
When an armed mob invades the U.S. Capitol and threatens the lives of their elected representatives, it seems reasonable to investigate the causes for the insurrection to keep it from happening again. But for congressional Republicans who understand that such a January 6 commission would likely focus on the actions of the
Dan SchnurAug 20 2021
Perspectives Blog
When The United States Gets Bored and Goes Home
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
Most of the conversation surrounding the United States’ abrupt departure from Afghanistan this week has understandably focused on the circumstances surrounding the evacuation. But presidents rarely act in a political vacuum. And neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden would have moved the U.S. toward and then through the exit
Dan SchnurApr 24 2020
Analysis
The Right Wing Wants You to Die
Earlier this week, someone showed up at a protest in Nashville, Tennessee with a sign reading "Sacrifice the weak." Real Housewives of Orange County star Kelly Dodd offered a similar message when she called the novel coronavirus "God's way of thinning the herd." Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick has said, "There are more important things than living." President Donald Trump goes on
ViceJun 18 2016
Opinion
Why Britain doesn't play politics with gun tragedy
It was lunchtime on a warm, dull Friday in the West Yorkshire village of Birstall, UK, when locals gathered for an unusual vigil. In the paved marketplace of this small northern town of 15,000, Prime Minister David Cameron stood in silent tribute to fallen colleague Jo Cox, a popular freshman representative of his rival Labour Party, who was gunned down Thursday in the heart of her
CNN DigitalJul 30 2020
News
Herman Cain Dies from Coronavirus
Herman Cain, a former 2012 Republican presidential candidate, has died at 74 after contracting the coronavirus and battling the infection for nearly a month, his staff announced Thursday.
“Herman Cain – our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us – has passed away,” wrote Dan Calabrese, who edits Cain’s website. “We all prayed so hard every day. We knew the time would come when
National Review (News)Oct 19 2021
News
Bannon and other top Trump officials face legal peril for defying subpoenas
Steve Bannon and other former top officials in the Trump administration are facing legal peril for defying subpoenas issued by the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack, as the panel prepares to pursue criminal referrals for non-compliance.
The legal jeopardy for Bannon – who is expected to be held in contempt by the committee on Tuesday – is anticipated after it
The GuardianSep 09 2020
News
Former Director of National Intelligence Believed ‘Putin Had Something on Trump’: Woodward Book
Former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats has held a “secret belief” Russian President Vladimir Putin had something on President Trump, journalist Bob Woodward writes in his jaw-dropping new book. Coats “continued to harbor the secret belief, one that had grown rather than lessened, although unsupported by intelligence proof, that Putin had something on Trump,” Woodword wrote in Rage
Daily BeastSep 20 2021
News
Republicans Hope to Reenergize Tea Party in Spending Fight
Sen. Todd Young warned the few dozen conservatives gathered this month in the basement of a sushi restaurant that their activism could be the only thing to stop Congress from spending trillions of dollars of tax money.
“You flooding the zone with your concerns will amplify for members just how serious they are,” the Indiana Republican said.
After Mr. Young’s remarks, his audience
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 04 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Democrats Get Their Own Tea Party
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
Back in the early 2000s, a group of determined conservative Republican House members began to organize themselves into a cohesive political force. They caused headaches for George W. Bush, they deposed Speaker John Boehner and eventually became the bulwark of the strongest opposition to Barack Obama. While there are
Dan SchnurMar 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Rooting for Ukraine Gets Harder
From the CenterAmericans are now wearing pins with the colors of the Ukraine flag. Like good patriots, we’ve poured out our bottles of Russian vodka. And we grit our teeth without complaining when we’re filling our gas tanks. For the first few weeks of the war, rooting for those plucky Ukrainians as they stand up to Voldemort Vladimir Putin has been fairly painless for most Americans. But
Dan Schnur