American Heretic

American Heretic
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana,
Birthday
January 01

OCTOBER 5, 2010 4:14PM

The Public Option is Back (sort of)

Have you heard? The Public Option is back! And it has been for some time now – more than two months ago, without fanfare and virtually without notice, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D –CA) and 128 cosponsors introduced a House bill, HR 5808.  (*Details of the bill and of the CBO’s analysisRead full post »

Editor’s Pick
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 4:21PM

Glenn Beck: If You Like it, It's Right Wing

As the day of his Restoring Honor rally was drawing near, Glenn Beck declared that the event would “reclaim the Civil Rights Movement.” To all but Beck’s faithful disciples, this claim seemed a bit of a stretch, and to many others it was seen as a slap in the face to… Read full post »

In a recent interview, Nevada Tea Party candidate for Senate, Sharron Angle, claimed that her far right wing beliefs mirror those of the Founding Fathers. (When asked about Harry Reid’s claim that she is too conservative, Angle replied, “I’m sure that they probably said that about TRead full post »

I’m sure you’ve probably already heard the story: The North Iowa Tea Party put up a billboard comparing Obama to Hitler and Lenin (it’s a mystery wherever they could’ve gotten such an idea), and received a bit of blowback for... umm, we’ll call it “poor judgment.&r/… Read full post »

The word “heretic” tends to have a negative connotation. I have to admit that even for me, at its worst the word conjures up images of satanic occultists corrupting innocents and defiling the sacred. So why would I want to name a blog “American Heretic?” Well, putting the conn… Read full post »