There has been a significant amount of discussion and disagreement about the rights held by corporations. Citizens United has equated individual speech and expression rights the speech rights of an individual with a “corporate identity.” Occupy Wall Street has demanded that corporations be striped of the rights of individuals, and the status as a “corporate … Continue reading
This past Thursday and Friday, Miami played host to the Hispanic Leadership Network’s national conference, “Inspiring Action.” Hundreds upon hundreds of Florida GOP voters flocked to the Doral Resort and Spa for the exclusive opportunity to meet with and hear Governor Romney and Speaker Gingrich, among others, make their case to this diverse audience. Florida, … Continue reading
The year was 1968. Tensions were boiling as America was still in Vietnam and the Civil Rights movement was at its peak. Patriotism turned to cynicism as hopes for change were turning desperate. Pat Paulsen, meanwhile, was gaining fan fair as a comedian who appeared regularly on the show “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” from … Continue reading
Yesterday morning at the Senate Budget Committee hearing, we saw yet again the same old run-around arguments that seem to be the only support behind the stimulus bill. Research presented by two of the three witnesses, Dr. Alan Blinder and Dr. Joel Prakken, attempted to model what would have happened if the government had not … Continue reading
Last Wednesday, President Obama announced that he had rejected TransCanada Corp.’s request for a permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada was prepared to fund the highly publicized project that would consist of a crude oil pipeline extending from an oil supply hub, at the tar sands oil fields of Alberta, Canada, all the … Continue reading
Candidates who want to attract the young vote, primarily 18-24 year-olds, have the difficult task of making politics exciting and interesting. There are many reasons for overwhelmingly poor voting turnout from this age range, but it is mostly because very few candidates attempt to reach these voters and are largely out of touch with this … Continue reading
Some political consultants have posited that a drawn out GOP primary that has already seen eighteen debates, including another this week in Jacksonville, Florida may be playing to the advantage of incumbent President Barack Obama. Politicians and analysts alike have expressed their displeasure with the numerous negative ads that these candidates are using to discredit … Continue reading
In last year’s State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a bold agenda and admitted to a politically divided Congress, “We will move forward together, or not at all.” On taxes and federal deficits (and too many other issues), time has shown the latter to be true. The President concocted a recipe for … Continue reading
Religion tends to be a delicate subject, and its place in politics can be described as such. However, the growth of the Evangelical movement has led to an increased political presence in the United States. A substantial number of Hispanics has joined the movement during its expansion. In general, Evangelicals have supported conservative policies and … Continue reading
Policies change during elections. Always. No questions asked. Period. This being said, what are the true agendas of the policy makers? What’s really going on? Well, the answer? They want their cake and to eat it too. Especially when policy sounds REALLY good on paper. Perhaps the most debated question of the next 20 years … Continue reading
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