Tag / Bush
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Why the 2016 Election Was Not the Worst Election in American History
I generally despise using generalizations without near-encyclopedic citations. However, it must be stated: the 2016 election received universal criticism. Nobody beamed with pride at either set of candidates. Many Americans loathed both tandems and gritted their teeth at the ballot box. If an American did vote for one of the two sides enthusiastically, they firmly…
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The Case for Foreign Policy Regulations
Anyone specializing in any field of policy will tell you that theirs is the most important. In the case of foreign policy, that argument might hold some weight. Since the end of the Second World War, an activist foreign policy on the part of the United States has coincided with the elimination of great-power conflict,…
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Healthcare Partisanship: Where Do We Draw the Line?
In 1986, Ronald Reagan signed the landmark legislation known as EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) which mandated that hospitals who accepted payments from the federal government (Medicare, Medicaid, etc.) had to provide emergency medical treatment until their condition is stabilized. This widely popular mandate is often cited as a guarantee that every patient…
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“We The People” Can Change
In 1932, 102,221 citizens of a certain nation voted for the Communist Party in their country’s presidential debate. In 1948, two governors of the same country’s administrative municipalities ran on a ticket of oppression and apartheid for the nation’s racial minority. They gained all of the electoral votes of four of their nation’s main divisions.…
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Is Everything Bluer in Texas?
BY KEVIN DEUTSCH By some accounts, Texas is slipping away from the Republican Party. If it is, it’s a big deal. Texas now carries 38 electoral votes, and for the first time since Bill Clinton decided to write the state off in 1992, the Democrats see the votes as potentially up for grabs. This is…
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Hard or Soft? Promoting Democracy Abroad
Late in his presidency, George W. Bush was heavily criticized for his “democratizing” foreign agenda. For many, this resentment was a result of his unilateral tactics and suspected motivation (read: oil) rather than his stated goal. But despite the argument of cultural relativists, democracy is a good thing. As Winston Churchill said, “Democracy is the…
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Barack Obama: Rick Perry’s #1 Fan
On Wednesday, November 9th, Rick Perry made a campaign gaffe for the ages. During a CNBC Republican Debate, Perry — looking to communicate his predilection for small-government — produced this masterpiece: “And, I will tell you (addressing his libertarian fellow candidate Ron Paul)… It’s three agencies of government when I get there that are gone.…
