Archive for: 2012

Enough with Austerity

Enough with Austerity

In the UK, the country I’ve called home for the past few months, we’ve now officially entered an unexpected double-dip recession. Like Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron inherited a huge debt. However, the British pound is much...

 

The “Liberal Media” Delusion

The “Liberal Media” Delusion

Greetings from across the pond. I may be abroad in the UK this semester, but even the Atlantic Ocean can’t separate me from the farce that is the GOP nomination saga. Which reminds me… In a recent WUPR column, Ben Cristol finds...

 

The Future of the Republican Party

The Future of the Republican Party

The current direction of the Republican Party is set to doom it as legitimate, competitive political party. Instead of modernizing its political platform to fit the changing social views of society, it is regressing and becoming even more right-wing....

 

Not Newt

Not Newt

We dedicated almost half of Thursday’s WUPRadio to the Newt Gingrich surge. Jonathan Bernstein warns about taking the boomlet too seriously: “Just as was the case with Bachmann and Cain, [Gingrich] is surging in the polls without...

 

How Obama Can Win

One year from now, President Obama will win reelection. I’ve said this on the show the past few weeks (much to Johan and Gavin’s chagrin), and now I want to take the opportunity to explain a little further. It is true, Obama faces...

 

Newt’s Over Anxious Patriotism…

Newt’s Over Anxious Patriotism…

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s infidelity now rests in pretty well-trodden territory. Even so, he has recently taken to the air in an effort to explain away some of his more pressing PR problems:   ”There’s no question...

 

Introducing "Race for the White House"

Introducing "Race for the White House"

The impending battle will be no doubt be hard fought. In just under two years, the President of the United States will be sworn in on the steps of the Capitol. But who will the President be? This blog will follow the Presidential campaign...

 

Presidential Politics in Palin’s Alaska

Whether or not the former-Governor aims to land in the White House is, as of yet, unclear. Her place in living rooms across the country, however, is definite and quickly approaching. Set to air later this week, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” is...

 

More Lessons and the Like from the Midterms

More Lessons and the Like from the Midterms

Per Peggy Noonan’s recent piece in the WSJ: “Here is an old tradition badly in need of return: You have to earn your way into politics. You should go have a life, build a string of accomplishments, then enter public service. And you need...

 

An Election Message

An Election Message

The message, as the entire political punditry has explained, is that the president has been repudiated. And while his party certainly lost, whether or not Mr. Obama has been scorned by the electorate falls firmly outside the purview of what...