Category Archives: Civics

Chris Matthews Needs to Teach His Son How Government Works

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Emilia1956

Share the post “Chris Matthews Needs to Teach His Son How Government Works”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Chris Matthews has interviewed Zack Galifianakis and Will Ferrell, who star in the up-coming film entitled The Campaign, which is, well, about a political campaign. During the … Continue reading →

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Why the Occupy Movement Won’t Be Relevant Until it Involves Itself in Electoral Politics

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Emilia1956

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This is a Primary Boycott

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “This is a Primary Boycott”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhile I disagree vehemently with the view presented herein, this video is a perfect example of free speech as applied in a boycott. Do this to Rush Limbaugh’s sponsors, however, and you may … Continue reading →

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Civics 101 on Morning Joe

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Emilia1956

Share the post “Civics 101 on Morning Joe”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Where Amy Gutmann of the University of Pennsylvania explains why our government is built on compromise and why, without it, we are dead as a nation. Required viewing for those who still … Continue reading →

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Why Progressives Don’t Get All Their Cookies

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Why Progressives Don’t Get All Their Cookies”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail While disappointed, marijuana activists have no one but themselves to blame if they invested too much in a president. For as I keep saying, presidents don’t make the laws — … Continue reading →

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Why Learn Civics When It’s So Much Fun Pissing on the President?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Emilia1956

Share the post “Why Learn Civics When It’s So Much Fun Pissing on the President?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailOK, Friday was 4/20. It was also my dad’s birthday. And it was also Hitler’s birthday too. Of course, limousine liberals would celebrate the first event … Continue reading →

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This American Life on Money in Congress

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “This American Life on Money in Congress”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIf you have not listened, you must: the best show on terrestrial radio has gone inside the Washington money machine to report on how it actually works. One detail bound to … Continue reading →

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Chris Hayes Explains the Commerce Clause

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Chris Hayes Explains the Commerce Clause”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailPosted here as part of my irregular series on American civics, MSNBC weekend host Chris Hayes delivered an excellent segment on the interstate commerce clause Saturday — and why conservatives hate it.

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NDAA: Chris Hedges Barks Up the Wrong Tree

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “NDAA: Chris Hedges Barks Up the Wrong Tree”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Chris Hedges is not suing the president for personal publicity; I’m afraid it’s much worse than that. He’s a committed pacifist with a very respectable record of leadership in … Continue reading →

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Brokered Convention Prep Video

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Brokered Convention Prep Video”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailA weak Republican field may wind up in the first brokered convention in years, meaning that delegate races may actually become more important than caucus or primary results. Here, conservative commentator Carl Boyd, Jr. … Continue reading →

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Obotomapologies

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Obotomapologies”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhen President Obama was elected, he used the words “Armenia” and “genocide” in the same sentence because words are important. He was right to do so. He is wrong now for not using them in the same … Continue reading →