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NEWSER: Rand Paul: Pot Is Bad, but Jail Terms ‘Ruin Lives’
Rand Paul is not pro-marijuana, but he also doesn’t agree with laws that put nonviolent criminals, such as pot users in jail for “37, 50, 45 years.” He said, “There are a lot of young people who do...
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Opinion: Rand Paul – The Bigot at the Party
Tom Gualtieri calls out the white paternalism at work in Rand Paul’s hapless speech at Howard University. Accusations of racism in Rand Paul’s April 10 speech at Howard University have by now made...
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On Syria Nonintervention: “Self-Interest” Justification is Morally Reprehensible
We should help Syria whether it benefits us or not. —- “Under the Hitler regime…the most important thing that I learned…was that bigotry and hatred are not the most urgent problems. The most urgent,...
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Chris Christie and Those Pesky Social Issues
Chris Christie’s liberal stance on social issues are not going to doom his candidacy for the White House. With the government shutdown successfully behind us, a lot of political reporters are moving...
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Dear Santa: Why Are People Hurting My Mommy?
Warren Blumenfeld implants his current political awareness into his mind when he was a little boy writing a letter to Santa. —- Dear Santa, I know that Christmas is over now, and you are probably...
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North Carolina’s Unemployment Experiment
North Carolina’s cuts to unemployment show that ending unemployment does not cause people to go get jobs. Unemployment insurance is back in the news as emergency benefits will end for 1.4 million...
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No, You Can’t Rank The Republican 2016 Field Yet
Despite the efforts of various pundits, at this point you really can’t rank the Republicans vying the 2016 presidential nomination. — A number of pundits and other political observers have taken it...
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Can We Please Stop Talking About Hillary Clinton?
The coverage of Hillary’s every move is a perfect example of the 24/7 news cycle at work. —- I was this close to posting a story about Hillary Clinton. Really. Specifically, it was a criticism of...
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War on Women: Republican Denial & Deflection
Warren Blumenfeld thinks Rand Paul’s attacks on Bill Clinton are hypocritical. —- Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul, in his ridiculous attempt to deny and deflect increasing charges of a...
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Can Federal Prison Reform Actually Happen?
Most of the major players seem to be on board. Will prison reform succeed where other big ideas have failed? - The Good Men Project has recently been aiming our sights on prison reform, with a live...
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Who Is Ayn Rand Paul Ryan?
Tweet Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, and yes, Ayn Rand would rather blame poverty within our communities and low achievement in our schools on the “cultures” of those suffering from the social inequities. — My...
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Tal Fortgang, Privilege and Unintended Ironies
Tweet Community College instructor Gint Aras responds to Tal Fortgang’s dismissal of his white privilege. ___ If you haven’t heard, this past week Time Magazine picked up an op-ed by Princeton student...
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Rand Paul: Poverty Wages are ‘Tough Love People Have to Accept’
Tweet Forget about raising the minimum wage. In Rand Paul’s mind, the real solution to putting more money in the pockets of everyday Americans is to give them ‘lower wages.’ — New video has surfaced of...
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Where Are All The Libertarians?
Despite all the buzz surrounding then idea that we are at a libertarian moment in American politics, libertarians remain a tiny slice of the American electorate. It’s been fashionable in the political...
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Rand Paul Should Be Ashamed Of Himself
It’s one thing for regular people to panic over Ebola, but Rand Paul has no excuse to stoke those fears. Brian Beutler had a great piece in The New Republic a few days ago calling out Republican...
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When Everything is Labeled Broken, Do Broken People Ensue?
I gave up hope years ago. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. _________ Last evening, President Obama addressed the nation regarding immigration reform. Stated diagnosis—the immigration system in...
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Does Polling For 2016 Even Matter Right Now?
Forget the hype, polls about the 2016 presidential race are basically useless right now. Over at The Upshot political scientist Brendan Nyhan had fun a few days ago taking apart a favorite subject...
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What’s The Deal With Republicans And Vaccines?
There is no evidence that childhood vaccinations cause autism or other mental health problems in children. So why are Republicans saying otherwise? Republican politicians running for president have...
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Should We Ignore Bernie Sanders?
Bernie Sander’s run for the White House will be a lot of fun, but he’s not going to win the Democratic presidential nomination. It’s official America, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who is...
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Patriot Act Meltdown: Surveillance, Politics and Rand Paul
View image | gettyimages.com The expiry at midnight, Sunday of three key provisions of the Patriot Act has thrown Washington into turmoil and halted surveillance programs – a panel of scholars gives...
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