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There’s a common trope in the conservative movement that liberals control American schools and use them to brainwash and indoctrinate impressionable American youth.
MILWAUKEE — President Barack Obama renewed his push for Congress to raise the minimum wage Monday in a buoyant accounting of the economy’s “revving” performance, delivered on behalf of Democrats opening their fall campaigns for the midterm congressional elections.
NAPLES — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday called Islamic State militants “evil” and demanded that President Barack Obama destroy them after a video surfaced purporting to show the beheading of freelance journalist Steven Sotloff who had ties to the state.
In the 2010 case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations, for all intents and purposes, are human beings with the same rights as any American citizen. Citizens United and the recent Hobby Lobby case established that corporations are protected by the First Amendment, with both freedom of speech and religion.
Few people — other than maybe a few masochists — enjoy paying their taxes each year. Generally, we feel the government is taking a big bite out of our paychecks and leaving us poor souls with scraps. Despite our moaning and groaning, most of us pay what we owe, and our threats to evade taxes or flee the country never come to fruition.
Florida’s junior senator, Marco Rubio, has been very vocal in recent weeks on the topic of immigration reform.
Let’s talk about this Malaysian airplane. No, not the one you heard about a few weeks ago. This is a different one.
Florida and Georgia are rivals on a sizable scale. The annual football game between UF and the University of Georgia in Jacksonville can resemble preparations for a large war between two enemies, but it seems that the two rivals have more in common than we think.
The recent Hobby Lobby supreme court decision found that closely held corporations (any company that has a limited number of shareholders) do not have to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that insurance plans cover women’s contraception if that conflicts with the religious beliefs of the business’s owner.
In “The Odyssey,” Odysseus must avoid the mythical sirens who lure sailors to their doom on the rocky shoreline of their island. Though the songstresses are enticing, Odysseus and his crew, with the assistance of some beeswax with which they filled their ears, force themselves to ignore the dangerous distraction in order to preserve their best interest.
A bizarre and nearly inexplicable trend is spreading across the country, and it’s destined to deal a blow to progressives and environmentalists throughout the U.S. It’s known as rolling coal, and it might the dumbest protest movement in the history of our great nation.
Two months ago, PBS’s “Frontline” chronicled the conception of the National Security Agency and how the institution continues to affect our daily lives in a must-see documentary called “United States of Secrets.” While watching this special, one automatically envisions the Orwellian future illustrated in “1984.”
In an effort to save American democracy from the evil tyrant, “King Obama the First,” Speaker of the House John Boehner revealed that he plans to sue the president for overstepping his constitutional authority.
Christian conservatives call the Supreme Court ruling granting three family-owned businesses the right to refuse to pay for certain forms of contraception for their employees based on their beliefs a victory for religious freedom.
Iraq, a country that for mind-boggling reasons the U.S. invaded in 2003, is in a state of disarray. In recent weeks, a terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has taken control over large swaths of the country, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.
Christina Montana is one of many college graduates who is in debt from her undergraduate degree.
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama outlined key changes to how millions of Americans repay their student loans. After years of typical political talk about student loan reform, someone finally took action on a growing issue that seriously threatens our economy.
The president is the ultimate victor-victim: The policies Obama proposes that should win the White House easy political victories are the situations that always lead to his defeat.
Following the release of American prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl last week, questions and allegations started to fly over why the Obama administration negotiated with the Taliban for Bergdahl’s release. Some claim that Bergdahl was a deserter, thus negating any reason to trade suspected terrorists for Bergdahl. Others — including House Speaker John Boehner — have already called for congressional hearings to investigate the matter.
Here it is, y’all: Your how-many-episodes-of-Bob’s-Burgers-can-I-get-through-before-I-absolutely-have-to-study-for-my-midterms edition of Darts & Laurels
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