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The Lowdown on Tea Party Strategy (and Why It’s Doomed to Fail)

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Santi Tafarella

If you’re wondering where the Tea Party has gotten the bulk of its political energy, look South. According to a recent academic study, half of all Southern whites are Tea Party supporters. Half. And, as Michael Lind notes in a … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Rauch on the Contemporary GOP: “Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller got into an argument and George Wallace won”

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

Jonathan Rauch today posted a seminal analysis of the GOP in the light of George Wallace. A taste: Goldwater served for 30 years as a respected insider in Washington’s most exclusive club, the U.S. Senate; he was never interested in cultural and social … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Died 41 Years Ago Today

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

It was on April 4, 1968 that Martin Luther King was shot and killed. Below is his famous last speech. King’s bravery is at once inspiring and something very hard to live up to. We didn’t deserve such a figure in our history, but we … Continue reading →

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Oklahomans on the Couch

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

Denver Nicks, of The Daily Beast, explains Oklahomans’ general dislike of Obama: President Obama is from many places, including one (Indonesia) outside of the United States. He is a living mosaic who neither looks nor speaks like any president this … Continue reading →

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