Friday A/V Club: Awkward Moments with Gov. George Wallace
From Birmingham 1963 to Charleston 2015
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Clarence Thomas and the Confederate Flag
Understanding Justice Thomas' vote in Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Fast Track Authority for Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Pact Passes in House (Again) Today
It already passed the Senate. Now it has to again.
A Frustrated President Wants But Doesn't Expect New Gun Controls
Why the Charleston church massacre isn't likely to lead to stricter gun laws
Report: All 50 States Lack "Accountability Mechanisms" for Use of Lethal Force by Police
Amnesty International report calls for "nationwide review" and "collection and publication of nationwide statistics on police shootings."
Supreme Court Says Texas Ban on Confederate Flag License Plates Does Not Violate First Amendment
"When government speaks, it is not barred by the Free Speech Clause from determining the content of what it says."
Hillary's So Old, She'd Be the Same Age as Ronald Reagan Was When He Entered the White House
Hillary Clinton is physically and mentally fit for the office. But her policies are absolutely tired, backward-looking & so last-century.
Rand Paul: "Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over"
The Kentucky senator outlines plans in WSJ, on same opinion page that blasts Marco Rubio's budget-busting proposal.
Is Obama's War Against ISIS Legal?
The president's rationalization for autocratic military action is a license for unchecked global war.
Deutschland 83 Brings Drama and Humor of Cold War Germany to American TV
New Cold War coming of age/spy thriller series premieres on SundanceTV.
"Why Libertarianism is Closer to Stalinism Than You Think": Except for, you know, mass murders, gulags, and all the rest.
Sociologist Alan Wolfe rants against Rand Paul & a philosophy that would legalize drugs, allow gay marriage, open the borders, and avoid non-defensive wars.
Cloud-Based Password Service LastPass Hacked, User Data Compromised
But cryptographic tech, like that the government wants to weaken, helps mitigate the risk to users.
The U.S. Patent System is Broken: Derek Khanna on Trolling and Low-Quality Patents
Our current patent policy hurts our economy and hampers innovation.
What Marco Rubio's Driving Record Tells Us About Social Conservatism
The individual is the building block of society, not the family.
Shikha Dalmia on the GOP's Diversity Dilemma
Unpopular candidates can't do effective outreach for the party
The Did-Something Candidate
Scott Walker stands out in the 2016 field for running on his record. How does it stack up?
The Clintons' Disdain for the Second Amendment
"You can't have a bunch of people walking around with guns," Hillary's husband says.
Why the GOP's Rainbow Presidential Lineup Won't Solve its Minority Problem
It keeps picking candidates like Jindal with little credibility in their own communities
Neil Peart: Rand Paul 'hates women and brown people'
Rush's famously Ayn Rand-inspired drummer/lyricist will only vote Democrat, because health care and compassion
Rand Paul's Strategic Ambiguity
An unusual foreign policy stance has unusual political perils.
Launching Campaign for President, Jeb Bush Tries to Thread the Needle of His Family History
The GOP hopeful wants you to look past his last name.
Another Right-Winger Complains About Violent Video Games. Oh Wait, It's a Feminist.
The only game that matters to the culture war is the zero-sum game.
Hillary Clinton's Dangerous Student Loan Rhetoric
Bill Clinton offered a tradeoff, while Hillary Clinton may be offering a handout.
This Counts as a Microaggression: "America is the Land of Opportunity"
So does "WTF ever happened to the University of California system?"
The Disposable Life of a 20-Year-Old Confidential Informant
Andrew Sadek was bullied into becoming an informant by an unaccountable drug task force. When he turned up dead, police washed their hands of him.
5 Things to Know About Jeb Bush's Campaign for President
Get up to speed while you wait for his official announcement to begin.
The Blatant Hypocrisy of Campaign-Finance Regulations
If Citizens United is a problem, so is The New York Times.
Libertarian Moment Update: "Wall Street is getting tired of funding socially conservative Republicans…"
The future clearly belongs to socially liberal, fiscally conservative candidates. Which means Dems and Reps have some growing up to do.
Former DeMaio Aide Admits Fabricating Threats over Sexual Harassment Claims
Internal scandal roiled congressional efforts of gay libertarian Republican.
Marijuana Federalism Beats Prohibitionist Meddling
Presidential candidates prefer Carly Fiorina's stance on legalization to Chris Christie's.
Magna Carta: A Libertarian Document?
If Magna Carta was a key moment in the West's advancement toward classical liberalism, the trajectory was neither straight nor smooth.
Hillary Clinton Announces Plan to Essentially Be Barack Obama's Third Term
Her big 'launch' speech is full of absolutely no surprises.
GOP's Diverse Presidential Lineup Won't Solve its Minority Problem
It has a knack for picking candidates who are alienated from their communities
Rubio the Average American
NY Times investigations paint Rubio as pretty average, something candidates can pay millions trying to look like
UPDATED! Don't Confuse Rachel Dolezal with Caitlyn Jenner
There's a pretty bright line between being a fraud and being trans. Unless you're a conservative pundit.
