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How the culture war demonized comedy and convinced America we're more polarized than ever
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAt left David Steinberg, who performed in "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and other popular...
In the turn-back-the-clock Texas GOP, even the John Birch Society is making a comeback
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoTexas is just one big fringe political rally these days, and now, even the 1950s John Birch Society...
Debunking a Longstanding Myth About William F. Buckley
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore there was MAGA, the John Birch Society operated as a kind of shock force for the far right in...
In small-town Wisconsin, looking for the roots of the modern American conspiracy theory
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt’s a place where army-style buzz cuts are still in fashion, communism remains the primary enemy...
The History That Makes It So Difficult for Republicans to Pick a Speaker of the House
Time via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHouse Republicans are in disarray, paralyzed and with no sign they can unify around a candidate for...
In convention dominated by fear, control and cruelty, extremists take over Idaho GOP
Idaho Statesman McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoIdaho’s Republican Party has always been a little out there, but its latest convention sets the...
Wave of GOP censures has lesson: Idaho should control the primary, not a private club | Opinion
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs James Dawson of Boise State Public Radio reported Tuesday, GOP county central committees have...
Conservatives, too, must attack the roots of anti-Semitism and bigotry | Opinion
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoThe fight against anti-Semitism has taken on a new sense of urgency following a series of troubling...
Lynn Smith: Cowards, Crooks, and Crazies, Part III
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s long been observed that American politics is best conducted between the 40-yard lines because when extremists are allowed to dominate either end of...
Mike Johnson Is the Christian Nationalist We Should Have Seen Coming
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOne year from now, we may once again find ourselves facing myriad right-wing activists and entities...