2011
By Slade Mendenhall and Brian Underwood An endeavor to measure the shifts and turns of a nation’s ideology can only be compared to an attempt at sensing the turning of the Earth beneath one’s feet. It is at once ubiquitous and elusive, all-encompassing and indistinguishable. Yet, there are, on occasion, times at which one is … Read more
The FCC: “Let us be your remote.”
On Tuesday December 13th, the FCC approved new rules which would require all television commercials to be broadcast at the same average volume of the program they punctuate. Those TV providers who do not comply will face fines. Since 2008, the FCC has received close to 6000 complaints for loud commercials, which caused FCC Chairman … Read more
We the States?
Perhaps the most commendable quality of the current race toward the GOP primary is the nearly universal assertion by all candidates that an excess of power is being vested in the federal government and that much of the solution to our nation’s ails lies in the lessening of the scope and scale of its controls. … Read more
“United We Stand Across The Seas” – Luca Bocci, Part II
Luca Bocci is responsible for the international projects of Tea Party Italia, a coalition of several Italian Tea Party groups founded in May 2010. As a journalist specialized in international affairs and finance, Bocci has worked for several national newspapers, including “Il Giornale,” “La Padania,” “L’Opinione,” in addition to working as a professional translator and … Read more
A Worldwide Revolution: Luca Bocci and the Tea Party Italia
Luca Bocci is responsible for the international projects of Tea Party Italia, a coalition of several Italian Tea Party groups founded in May 2010. As a journalist specialized in international affairs and finance, Bocci has worked for several national newspapers, including “Il Giornale,” “La Padania,” “L’Opinione,” in addition to working as a professional translator and … Read more
The Caesar Effect
It is said that we live in the Age of Facebook. Human beings are becoming increasingly connected through the facets of cellular devices, social networking, amateur journalism, and any other means which allows thoughts, media, and ideas to be shared electronically at the speed of light. At the same time, we live in an age … Read more
Candidate Analysis: Rick Perry
This article is part of our continuing “Candidate Analysis” series. For our views on other candidates, check out Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Herman Cain. This weekend’s entirely unsurprising announcement of Rick Perry’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination may have simultaneously redefined and solidified the field of candidates vying to challenge Obama in 2012. … Read more
Decision Day: the Tea Party, Strategy and Principle
In the career of any holder of public office, as in the life of any man, a decision begins to form about him the moment that he decides to stand for something. It is a decision as to whom he has chosen to be, the values he has chosen to uphold, and the depth of … Read more
The State of the Union
The theme of Obama’s State of the Union on Tuesday was “We Do Big Things!” That’s undoubtedly true if by Big Things he means Big Government. Obama has “done” Big Government in a number of areas, including health care, military spending, troop increases, corporate bailouts, and so on. The president is quite adept at delivering on his promises—so long as they … Read more
