Monthly Archives: October 2015

Is Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” finally undoing today’s Republican Party?

Posted on October 15, 2015 by a1skeptic

The Nation had an interesting piece in its online magazine, published on October 12, entitled “Why Today’s GOP Crackup is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’.” I have previously argued (1) that the Republican Party has drunk too much … Continue reading →

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Our First Look at the Democratic Candidates in Debate

Posted on October 14, 2015 by a1skeptic

Last night the Democrats finally got the chance to have their Presidential candidates’ debate. If the Republican debates were dominated by Donald Trump, then it was inevitable that the focus of these debates would be on Hillary Clinton and, to … Continue reading →

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Why People really do Hate Politicians (and why the have a right to do so).

Posted on October 13, 2015 by a1skeptic

One of the things that has become pretty clear in this election cycle is how much people hate traditional “politicians.” We’ve seen that especially on the Republican side, with the ascendancy in the polls of Carly Fiorina, Dr. Ben Carson … Continue reading →

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Why Fox News really does matter.

Posted on October 12, 2015 by a1skeptic

I read two articles the other day that seem to be unrelated on the surface, but I see a profound relationship between the two: The first was a blog post by someone named Haiku Kitty on how Fox News has … Continue reading →

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Surprise! The Earth has trillions more trees than we thought.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by a1skeptic

Here’s a mostly good news story: it turns out that the Earth has trillions more trees than we thought. Research published in the journal “Nature” drew on global satellite imagery and more than 400,000 sample counts from forests around the … Continue reading →

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Here’s something you don’t have too often: a genuine feel-good story about a Football Player

Posted on October 10, 2015 by a1skeptic

I don’t really follow the NFL, except casually, and I don’t watch much football except the occasional Patriots game. But today I came across a nice story involving Warrick Dunn. Honestly, I don’t really even know who Warrick Dunn is. … Continue reading →

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Can’t Do Non-Violent Communication when it come to today’s conservatives.

Posted on October 9, 2015 by a1skeptic

There is a thing called non-violent communication, a technique developed by Marshall Rosenberg, and there is now even a Center for Nonviolent Communication, and it is really a nice set of techniques for how to communicate with someone in a … Continue reading →

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This is what happens when a bunch of Amateurs run one branch of your Government

Posted on October 8, 2015 by a1skeptic

If you were ever curious about what would happen when a bunch of amateurs run one branch of your government, look no further than the Republican House of Representatives, where Speaker-to-Be Kevin McCarthy just resigned from consideration for the post … Continue reading →

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Justice Roberts is not Conservative Enough for Republicans

Posted on October 8, 2015 by a1skeptic

With the opening of the Supreme Court’s 2015-16 term, there was some interesting commentary about how many Republicans don’t think that Chief Justice Roberts is conservative enough. Apparently, he has become a punching bag for a number of Republican candidates. … Continue reading →

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In Response to Mike “Bubbaville” Huckabee, part 1

Posted on October 7, 2015 by a1skeptic

I’ve started to read Mike Huckabee’s latest tome, God, Guns, Grits and Gravy. I sort of like Mike Huckabee. He’s appeared several times on the Daily Show. He plays bass guitar. He has an amiable presence. Most significantly, he’s not … Continue reading →

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