Untitled. Richard Nixon Was a Progressive Republican President. Nov. 12, 2021 1:00 pm ET Andy Kessler’s “A Long Time Since ‘Zeppelin IV’” (Inside View, Nov. 8) is food for thought.
His glancing comment, “Although Richard Nixon was in the White House, there were hints of modernity,” reminded me just how progressive President Nixon was—especially relative to today’s progressives. Let’s remember: Nixon created the Office of Minority Business Enterprise; increased the hiring of minority contractors; ushered in the peaceful desegregation of schools in the South and the Native American policy of self-determination; established the Environmental Protection Agency; abolished voter literacy tests; launched wars on cancer and drugs; signed Title IX, prohibiting sex discrimination at colleges; paid state visits to China and the U.S.S.R.; signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Leonid Brezhnev; and greatly supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
Untitled. Nope, sorry to disappoint any conspiracy theorists out there, but there's no scandal whatsoever behind McConnell's elevation to the ranks of the one percenters.
(According to Forbes' Wealth Rank Calculator, you need at least $10.2 million to qualify.) The Post notes he got his riches — at least, the massive cash infusion that vastly inflated his assets — the "old-fashioned way. " Untitled. Untitled. Untitled. Untitled. Untitled. Untitled. Schmitt spokesperson Chris Nuelle said, “Our signature on this amicus brief should not be interpreted as speaking to the merits of the issue, but rather the interpretation of the law that is written.”
I did not understand that, so I asked Schmitt. He said that if somebody wanted to expand the law, it should be done through the legislative branch rather than the courts. Well, fine, but that would mean a long wait for anybody in Missouri. Fortunately for gays, lesbians and transgender people, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Georgia court. Untitled. Mark McCloskey to run for U.S. Senate seat.
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LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- St. Louis attorney Mark McCloskey will run for a US Senate seat after hinting at it last month during an interview. Untitled. What to know about the hundreds of suspects arrested since the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 - Washington Post. Untitled. Untitled. Untitled. Vaccinations by Group. Untitled. The report, released by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, finds that Moscow sought to inject misleading information about Biden into the campaign through officials and others close to Trump.
The real bombshell it contains is not the confidence of the spy agencies that Russia hoped to subvert American democracy. It is that US intelligence experts effectively confirmed that for the second election in a row, Trump acolytes repeatedly used, knowingly or otherwise, misinformation produced by the spies of one of America's most sworn foreign adversaries to try to win a US election. And given the advantage of hindsight, the latest intelligence assessment is not just an isolated example of incriminating evidence against Russia and its efforts to create chaos and discord within the United States.
Untitled. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and his challenger in the Kentucky Senate race, Amy McGrath, are sparring over upcoming debates.
It all started when Mr McConnell sent a press release from "Team Mitch" accusing his opponent of potentially backing out of a debate in October. How Greenwich Republicans Learned to Love Trump. Greenwich was home to a community of progressive journalists and authors, including Lincoln Steffens, Anya Seton, and Munro Leaf.
But it was most popular with executives—at General Electric, Texaco, U.S. Tobacco—who were fleeing high income taxes in New York. Other residents served as their investment bankers, a cohort that was, by today’s standards, almost unrecognizably buttoned-down. By and large, local Republicans had come to accept the expansion of government under Franklin D. Untitled. George Conway: Trump Is Unfit for Office. On a third-down play last season, the Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith stood in shotgun formation, five yards behind the line of scrimmage.
As he called his signals, a Houston Texans cornerback, Kareem Jackson, suddenly sprinted forward from a position four yards behind the defensive line. To hear more feature stories, see our full list or get the Audm iPhone app. Germany and US The Suffocation of Democracy. The Suffocation of Democracy. As a historian specializing in the Holocaust, Nazi Germany, and Europe in the era of the world wars, I have been repeatedly asked about the degree to which the current situation in the United States resembles the interwar period and the rise of fascism in Europe. I would note several troubling similarities and one important but equally troubling difference.
In the 1920s, the US pursued isolationism in foreign policy and rejected participation in international organizations like the League of Nations. America First was America alone, except for financial agreements like the Dawes and Young Plans aimed at ensuring that our “free-loading” former allies could pay back their war loans. Fear and Anxiety Drive Conservatives' Political Attitudes. Source: Lightspring/Shutterstock Peer-reviewed research shows that conservatives are more sensitive to threat.
While this threat-bias can distort reality, fuel irrational fears, and make one more vulnerable to fear-mongering politicians, it could also promote hypervigilance, perhaps making one better prepared to handle an immediate threat. 1. Conservatives tend to focus on the negative article continues after advertisement In a 2012 study, liberal and conservative participants were shown collages of both negative and positive images on a computer screen while their eye movements were recorded. - The Washington Post. Trump vs. Obama: a new theory of why Republicans and Democrats fight. Democrat Claire McCaskill Clings To Trump On Border Security In Bid To Save Her Seat. Gary Hart’s Presidential Bid and the Possible Setup That Ended It. Crucially, Strother realized, he had no proof, and probably never would.
Atwater was dead. Although Hart did not run in later elections, he was busy and productive: He had earned a doctorate in politics at Oxford, had published many books, and had co-chaired the Hart-Rudman Commission, which memorably warned the incoming president in 2001, George W. Bush, to prepare for a terrorist attack on American soil. The 70 must-see lines in James Comey's ABC interview. The former -- and fired -- FBI director sat down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos Sunday night to talk about his deep concerns about President Donald Trump and to recount a number of now-famous/infamous episodes between the two men. (Comey has written a book about his experiences titled "A Higher Loyalty.
") ABC released the transcript of the entire five-hour(!) Republicans Need Artists, Not Economists. Understanding American politics in the Trump era: 9 of psychology’s best lessons. In January 2017, when then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer tried to claim that President Donald Trump’s inauguration was the most-watched in history, it felt like the beginning of a new, dark era of politics and public life. As it has matured, the Trump era of conservative politics is increasingly defined by its tribalism and fear and the fracturing of our sense of a shared reality. And it’s pretty disorienting. I’ve spent much of the past several years reporting on political psychology, asking the country’s foremost experts on human behavior some variation of, “What the hell is going on in the United States?” Thehill.
McClellan: Eric Greitens and Bill Clinton – two peas in a pod. Why doesn’t St. Louis have a bath house? McConnell attempts to protect two Kentucky colleges in budget deal. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is hoping to protect two colleges in his home state. Liberals Don’t Share or Believe Fake News As Much As Right-Wingers, Study Finds.
Fake news published in the U.S. was overwhelmingly consumed and shared by right-wing social media users, a new study from the University of Oxford has revealed. Why conservatives are more susceptible to believing in lies. Those Republicans who are ‘undecided’ on the tax bill? Don’t believe them for a minute. At Yale, we conducted an experiment to turn conservatives into liberals. The results say a lot about our political divisions. (Getty Images) Jack Danforth swings for decency against Trump—and, in Missouri, he misses - St. Louis Magazine. John McCain, please spare us - Occasional Planet. Recently, Senator John McCain of Arizona was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. John McCain Is the Perfect American Lie. Anyone who thought McCain would show courage during the Senate's health care vote hasn't been paying attention, writes Drew Magary.
Seventeen years ago I gave John McCain’s Presidential campaign five bucks. Eric Trump: Dems aren't even people. George Conway is the man at the center of everything. Why are there so few conservatives in academia? Psychologists Discover the Striking Difference Between Conservative and Liberal Brains. On Invincible Ignorance. Clash of Republican Con Artists. Shouts of ‘liar’ are taking their toll on Ted Cruz’s campaign. The Devil in Ted Cruz. The Daily 202 from PowerPost. What a divided America actually hears when Obama speaks. 5 Reasons Why Poor and Middle Class Americans Vote Republican. What if a lot of GOP voters don’t really care if Trump is a ‘real conservative’? NPR Media Player. GOP debate: CNN's Reality Check Team inspects claims.
Shocker: Empathy Dropped 40% in College Students Since 2000. Why fear is more prevalent — and powerful — among conservatives. Fear is making the GOP’s job easier. Seven of Paul Ryan's Worst Ideas. George W. Bush's Military Lies: The Real Story About the Undeniable Service Gaps He Got Away With. Here’s Why Some People Are More Religious Than Others. Greitens jumps into Missouri gov race with money advantage; Brunner on deck. Fiorina, Planned Parenthood activist get into heated confrontation - CNNPolitics.com.
Eric Greitens (r) - July 2015 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report. Greitens uses FOX News editorial to explain party switch, goes on listening tour - The Missouri Times. Former Navy SEAL: Why I am no longer a Democrat. Scott Walker promises a "contrast" with Clinton's foreign policy. Former Defense Secretary says troops in Iraq need to be more flexible. Bernie Sanders says he can beat Hillary Clinton. Jon Stewart makes mistake; points out Fox News does it all the time. Chris Mooney (journalist)