JUNE 27, 2012 1:00PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: politics, economics, antonin scalia, supreme court, citizens united, constitution, arizona immigration law, right wing, conservatism, walter lippmann, catholic church, absolutism, autacracy, dream act, president obama, birth control, salon, fox news, talk radio, roberts court, clarence thomas, bush v. gore, roe v. wade, james fallows, dana milbank, vatican ii, voter id, chris hayes, twilight of the elites, meritocracy, ed schultz, msnbc, oligarchy, plutocracy, democracy, political power, rule of law
APRIL 27, 2012 2:49PM
Topics: stereotypes, public opinion, walter lippmann, allegory of the cave, plato's republic, plato, david frum, planned parenthood, social justice, catholic bishops, catholic church, spending cuts, tax hikes, david brooks, partisanship, ezra klein, frank luntz, jennifer rubin, head start, medicaid, student loans, politico, class warfare, andrew breitbart, thomas frank, divisive, socialism, 2012 election, democratic party, president obama, poverty, lucky duckies, wall street journal, job creators, eric cantor, republican party, ryan budger, paul ryan, mitt romney, economics, politics
MARCH 10, 2013 7:54AM
Topics: politics, economics, democracy, dictatorship, walter lippmann, hitler, fascism, republican party, president obama, sequester, tax cuts, entitlement programs, partisan gridlock, german parliament, freedom, bob woodword, voting rights act, citizens united, constitution, governing class
MARCH 26, 2013 10:55AM
Topics: politics, catholic church, supreme court, fundamentalism, gay rights, traditionalism, modernity, andrew sullivan, douglas wilson, law, science, truth, traditions of civility, democracy, personal autonomy, free will, religion, pope benedict, pope john paul ii, birth control, president obama, walter lippmann, secularism, marketplace of ideas, utilitarianism, separation between church and state, biblical morality, new testament, theocracy, taliban, religious freedom, traditional marriate, christianity, republican party. christian nation
AUGUST 23, 2012 2:21PM
Topics: white working class, welfare queen, ronald reagan, global warming, fiscal policy, deficit hawks, paul krugman, obamacare, fox news, budget deficits, brit hume, walter lippmann, jr., martin luther king, republican national convention, liberalism, conservatism, right wing, political extemism, barry goldwater, 2012 campaign, citizens united, joe soptic, bain capital, super pac, newt gingrich, president obama, " lies and deception, "morning joe, joe scarborough, medicare, welfare, paul ryan, george will, mitt romney, republican party, economics, politics
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 3:20PM
Topics: president obama, republican party, walter lippmann, private property, rule of law, william blackstone, civil war, progressive movement, teddy roosevelt, robber barons, supreme court, income tax, democracy, state of nature, tea party, let the market decide, capitalism, socialism, supply-side economics, 47%, individualism, community, plutocracy, wall street, government dependency, survival of the fittest, herbert spencer, freedom, caveat emptor, top 1%, corporate welfare, labor unions, capital, politics, economics, mitt romney, gilded age
MAY 30, 2012 11:36AM
Topics: politics, economics, republican party, the matrix, neo, michael fumento, conservatism, fascism, liberalism, democratic party, mccarthyism, salon, bismarck, edmund burke, alexis de tocqueville, right wing extremism, communist party, new deal, barack obama, bill clinton, watergate, iran-contra, fox news, nullification, democracy, walter lippmann, traditions of civility, mike lofgren, authoritarianism, clinton impeachment, allen west, freedom, liberty, gilded age, robber barons, plutocrats, wall street, finance capitalism, reagan administration, national review, washington times, forbes, weekly standard, colin powell, george w bush, david stockman, barry goldwater, david frum, bruce bartlett, richard clarke, lawrence wilkerson
DECEMBER 16, 2012 9:09AM
Topics: the conservative mind, russell kirk, supply side economics, road to serfdom, friedrich hayek, milton friedman, laissez faire, traditionalism, family values, founding fathers, supreme court, vatican ii, origionalism, catholic church, morality, gay rights, voter suppression, republican party, howard dean, the federalist, constitution, planter elite, james madison, walter lippmann, newt gingrich, absolutism, autocracy, liberalism, conservatism, justice scalia, economics, politics
JULY 11, 2012 12:49PM
Topics: public opinion, tea party, partisanship, james fallows, wall street, 2008 election, minority rule, crossroads gps, geneva convention, water boarding, nsa, oligarchy, conservatism, liberty, areopagitica, john milton, first amendment, founding fathers, traditions of civility, consumer finance protection board, olympia snowe, obstructionism, senate filibuster, supreme court, ku klux klan, naacp, jim crow, moveon.org, disclose act, conservative talk radio, sean hannity, rush limbaugh, karl rove, campaign finance, president obama, democracy, debate, ej dionne, walter lippmann, fairness doctrine, constitution, free speech, republican party, mitch mcconnell, politics
FEBRUARY 12, 2012 11:22AM
Topics: politics, religion, catholic church, birth control, liberalism, authoritarianism, absolutism, james madison, walter lippmann, reason, faith, ideology, legitimacy, sovereignty, fundamentalism, democracy, president obama, freedom of religion
DECEMBER 9, 2012 8:12AM
Topics: aids, right wing, jesse helms, ada, civil rights, disability rights, us senate, bob dole, president obama, conservatism, liberalism, democracy, walter lippmann, revolutionary, heritage foundation, republican party, tea party, jim demint, economics, politics
JUNE 15, 2011 12:12PM
Topics: walter lippmann, democracy, traditions of civility, republican party, politics
OCTOBER 21, 2011 1:42PM
Topics: george will, elizabeth warren, conservatism, liberalism, walter lippmann, propaganda, republican party, fox news, david brooks, right wing, politics
OCTOBER 11, 2011 4:00PM
Topics: walter lippmann, propaganda, public opinion, occupy wall street, republican party, right wing, elizabeth warren, ej dionne, george will, politics
APRIL 15, 2011 3:58PM
Topics: george will, walter lippmann, republican party, freedom, capitalism, economics, politics
APRIL 9, 2011 9:30AM
Topics: democracy, property rights, walter lippmann, capitalism, economics, politics
Salon.com
Scalia embodies power corrupt right wing
JUNE 27, 2012 1:00PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: politics, economics, antonin scalia, supreme court, citizens united, constitution, arizona immigration law, right wing, conservatism, walter lippmann, catholic church, absolutism, autacracy, dream act, president obama, birth control, salon, fox news, talk radio, roberts court, clarence thomas, bush v. gore, roe v. wade, james fallows, dana milbank, vatican ii, voter id, chris hayes, twilight of the elites, meritocracy, ed schultz, msnbc, oligarchy, plutocracy, democracy, political power, rule of law
Romney, GOP Offer Only Empty Slogans
APRIL 27, 2012 2:49PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: stereotypes, public opinion, walter lippmann, allegory of the cave, plato's republic, plato, david frum, planned parenthood, social justice, catholic bishops, catholic church, spending cuts, tax hikes, david brooks, partisanship, ezra klein, frank luntz, jennifer rubin, head start, medicaid, student loans, politico, class warfare, andrew breitbart, thomas frank, divisive, socialism, 2012 election, democratic party, president obama, poverty, lucky duckies, wall street journal, job creators, eric cantor, republican party, ryan budger, paul ryan, mitt romney, economics, politics
Dictatorship v. Democracy
MARCH 10, 2013 7:54AM
By Ted Frier
Topics: politics, economics, democracy, dictatorship, walter lippmann, hitler, fascism, republican party, president obama, sequester, tax cuts, entitlement programs, partisan gridlock, german parliament, freedom, bob woodword, voting rights act, citizens united, constitution, governing class
The Clash of Civilizations Over Marriage Equality
MARCH 26, 2013 10:55AM
By Ted Frier
Topics: politics, catholic church, supreme court, fundamentalism, gay rights, traditionalism, modernity, andrew sullivan, douglas wilson, law, science, truth, traditions of civility, democracy, personal autonomy, free will, religion, pope benedict, pope john paul ii, birth control, president obama, walter lippmann, secularism, marketplace of ideas, utilitarianism, separation between church and state, biblical morality, new testament, theocracy, taliban, religious freedom, traditional marriate, christianity, republican party. christian nation
License to Lie
AUGUST 23, 2012 2:21PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: white working class, welfare queen, ronald reagan, global warming, fiscal policy, deficit hawks, paul krugman, obamacare, fox news, budget deficits, brit hume, walter lippmann, jr., martin luther king, republican national convention, liberalism, conservatism, right wing, political extemism, barry goldwater, 2012 campaign, citizens united, joe soptic, bain capital, super pac, newt gingrich, president obama, " lies and deception, "morning joe, joe scarborough, medicare, welfare, paul ryan, george will, mitt romney, republican party, economics, politics
So, who's "dependent" on government?
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 3:20PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: president obama, republican party, walter lippmann, private property, rule of law, william blackstone, civil war, progressive movement, teddy roosevelt, robber barons, supreme court, income tax, democracy, state of nature, tea party, let the market decide, capitalism, socialism, supply-side economics, 47%, individualism, community, plutocracy, wall street, government dependency, survival of the fittest, herbert spencer, freedom, caveat emptor, top 1%, corporate welfare, labor unions, capital, politics, economics, mitt romney, gilded age
Another "Neo" conservative escapes right wing's Matrix
MAY 30, 2012 11:36AM
By Ted Frier
Topics: politics, economics, republican party, the matrix, neo, michael fumento, conservatism, fascism, liberalism, democratic party, mccarthyism, salon, bismarck, edmund burke, alexis de tocqueville, right wing extremism, communist party, new deal, barack obama, bill clinton, watergate, iran-contra, fox news, nullification, democracy, walter lippmann, traditions of civility, mike lofgren, authoritarianism, clinton impeachment, allen west, freedom, liberty, gilded age, robber barons, plutocrats, wall street, finance capitalism, reagan administration, national review, washington times, forbes, weekly standard, colin powell, george w bush, david stockman, barry goldwater, david frum, bruce bartlett, richard clarke, lawrence wilkerson
When Conservatives Play God
DECEMBER 16, 2012 9:09AM
By Ted Frier
Topics: the conservative mind, russell kirk, supply side economics, road to serfdom, friedrich hayek, milton friedman, laissez faire, traditionalism, family values, founding fathers, supreme court, vatican ii, origionalism, catholic church, morality, gay rights, voter suppression, republican party, howard dean, the federalist, constitution, planter elite, james madison, walter lippmann, newt gingrich, absolutism, autocracy, liberalism, conservatism, justice scalia, economics, politics
Mitch McConnell's Distorted View of Free Speech
JULY 11, 2012 12:49PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: public opinion, tea party, partisanship, james fallows, wall street, 2008 election, minority rule, crossroads gps, geneva convention, water boarding, nsa, oligarchy, conservatism, liberty, areopagitica, john milton, first amendment, founding fathers, traditions of civility, consumer finance protection board, olympia snowe, obstructionism, senate filibuster, supreme court, ku klux klan, naacp, jim crow, moveon.org, disclose act, conservative talk radio, sean hannity, rush limbaugh, karl rove, campaign finance, president obama, democracy, debate, ej dionne, walter lippmann, fairness doctrine, constitution, free speech, republican party, mitch mcconnell, politics
A republic, if you can keep it...
FEBRUARY 12, 2012 11:22AM
By Ted Frier
Topics: politics, religion, catholic church, birth control, liberalism, authoritarianism, absolutism, james madison, walter lippmann, reason, faith, ideology, legitimacy, sovereignty, fundamentalism, democracy, president obama, freedom of religion
"Off With Their Heads," Says Radical Jim DeMint
DECEMBER 9, 2012 8:12AM
By Ted Frier
Topics: aids, right wing, jesse helms, ada, civil rights, disability rights, us senate, bob dole, president obama, conservatism, liberalism, democracy, walter lippmann, revolutionary, heritage foundation, republican party, tea party, jim demint, economics, politics
Republicans don't respect truth, or democracy
JUNE 15, 2011 12:12PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: walter lippmann, democracy, traditions of civility, republican party, politics
Right wing wants us to be nuts!
OCTOBER 21, 2011 1:42PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: george will, elizabeth warren, conservatism, liberalism, walter lippmann, propaganda, republican party, fox news, david brooks, right wing, politics
Warren is right wing's worst nightmare
OCTOBER 11, 2011 4:00PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: walter lippmann, propaganda, public opinion, occupy wall street, republican party, right wing, elizabeth warren, ej dionne, george will, politics
"Freedom" Can End in Tyranny, Too
APRIL 15, 2011 3:58PM
By Ted Frier
Topics: george will, walter lippmann, republican party, freedom, capitalism, economics, politics
"Private" Property Must Serve Social Purposes
APRIL 9, 2011 9:30AM
By Ted Frier
Topics: democracy, property rights, walter lippmann, capitalism, economics, politics