Progressives on Townhall
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Derek HunterI forced myself to watch Bill Maher this Friday as I was trying to chart out this column. Thankfully I hadn’t just eaten. ... more
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Time to Declare a War on Stupid Tue May 15Susan BrownAmerica is not the social issue fixer-upper in disrepair Progressives make her out to be. Instead, America is the “world’s last great hope,” and will continue to be, just as soon as we are able to get our head above the water economically. ... more
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Rachel AlexanderThe left’s latest target du jour is ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for state legislators. ... more
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AmericaRep. West urges people to 'do your research, undestand these ideologies.' ... more
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Is Progressivism the New Communism? Tue Apr 17Susan BrownIn politics, truth-telling can get you into trouble, even if you stumble upon it by accident. Just ask Rep. Allen West (R-FL). ... more
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Real Racism Sun Apr 15Derek HunterYes, this is about race and racism. But no, it’s not about the Trayvon Martin case and how the media is pimping it. ... more
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John RansomThis is the third year in a row that the goon squad in the White House has claimed that the economy is finally gaining traction, only to have the economy slow down “unexpectedly.” Look for “unexpectedly” to make a come back from last year’s overuse by the MSM. ... more
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The Socialist and The Social Darwinist Fri Apr 6Pat BuchananThe night of his victories in Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia, Mitt Romney laid out the ground upon which he will stand to fight his fall battle with Barack Obama. Obama, said Mitt, seeks "a government-centered society." But Mitt would restore an "opportunity society" built on the foundations of freedom and private enterprise. ... more
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Derek HunterThe Trayvon Martin case, in addition to being a tragedy, is a case study in political exploitation and progressive tactics. ... more
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AmericaGlenn Beck says the progressive mission has been accomplished... he warns that the new threat to America is Communism. ... more
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Marvin FolkertsmaContemporary liberals fondly recall their progressive forebears from a century past, who railed against trusts and fought for social justice. Certainly, their forebears did much to make them proud; after all, who now could argue against measures that purified the water, ended child labor, compensated workers who suffered disabling accidents, and launched political reforms such as the initiative, recall, referendum, and party primary? ... more
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Battling Bigger Government Sat Mar 3Ed FeulnerThe archbishop of Philadelphia. The president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The head of the Union for Traditional Judaism. ... more
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David MalcolmNational attention has again been focused on California. President Obama was recently in Los Angeles fundraising with celebrities and movie stars. ... more
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Progressives and the Politics of Victimhood Sun Feb 26Derek HunterCharles M. Blow, communist, er, columnist for The New York Times, pulled back the curtain on the progressive mindset a little this week, as much as there is a mind behind it. ... more
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Michelle MalkinIf you like how the Obama administration's multibillion-dollar "investments" in bankrupt solar companies have turned out, you'll love the latest federal loan program to nowhere. It's the Obamacare loyalty rewards program for progressives. ... more
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The 'Progressive' Legacy Tue Feb 14Thomas SowellAlthough Barack Obama is the first black President of the United States, he is by no means unique, except for his complexion. He follows in the footsteps of other presidents with a similar vision, the vision at the heart of the Progressive movement that flourished a hundred years ago. ... more
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The Progressive Legacy: Part II Tue Feb 14Thomas Sowell"Often wrong but never in doubt" is a phrase that summarizes much of what was done by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, the two giants of the Progressive era, a century ago. ... more
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The Progressive Legacy: Part III Tue Feb 14Thomas SowellThe same presumptions of superior wisdom and virtue behind the interventionism of Progressive Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson in the domestic economy also led them to be interventionists in other countries. ... more
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Derek HunterProgressives hold the U.S. Constitution in the highest regard. That’s not a line you hear often outside of a parody or a conversation with someone who has recently suffered a closed-head injury, but it’s true. Progressives hold the parts of the Constitution they like in high regard but only when applied to other progressives. The rest, particularly the parts they like to use against conservatives, are held in contempt. ... more
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How Progressives Work Sun Jan 15Derek HunterAs hype around the general election ramps up, it looks like progressives again will do anything to hold on to power and advance their agenda. Events this week gave us a peek behind the curtain into the mind of the honest, “tolerant” class and exposed how they work. Let’s take a look. ... more
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Mary CrookstonSenator Jim DeMint’s timely new book, “Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse” is a detailed game plan for regaining economic stability. The ‘now’ is imminent: the 2012 elections. ... more
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Cat Nip From the Egotists Thu Jan 5Emmett TyrrellAn underlying theme of our times that has gone unperceived by the high and mighty in media, government and other locales where the politically alive come to roost is the thumping failure of an increasing number of counter-productive, old progressive reforms. ... more
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Kyle OlsonEarlier this week, a Virginia-based organization came under fire for leading 3rd grade students at Woodbrook Elementary in Charlottesville to write a song titled "We Are Part of the 99." ... more
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