To understand the upheaval in our country right now, we have to change our thinking. Like it or not, Republicans who believed in effective government, compromising with Democrats to serve the American people, and getting things done died years ago. Today’s GOP has become gang of extremists, anti-government libertarians, right-wing billionaires, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, and […]
Trump and the Radical Right: Making America Hungry, Sick, and Poor
The brains and the money inside the Trump GOP gang have one goal: implementing a radical right-wing, anti-government agenda. It does NOT matter what they call themselves– libertarian, or libertarian-infused conservatism, or conservative with a libertarian emphasis, or movement conservative — they share the same hatred for the federal government. Why do I say this? Boil […]
The Kochs: Selling America the Libertarian Hoax
Libertarian-Infused Government won’t be heaven . .. it will be hell When you hear Koch Industries ads and listen to fawning pundits, you’d think that David and Charles are single-handedly building a new kind of America – full of freedom and progressive policies. And, by their testimony, this new utopia is being created through their business. They […]
The Kochs and Their Dark Money Web: Turning America into a Libertarian Nightmare
Dark Money by Jane Mayer (Doubleday, now on sale) traces the actions of four very rich families, with extreme libertarian views, who are using their money to fundamentally change our country. These people—the Koch brothers, the DeVos family, the Bradley family, and Peter Mellon Schaife—believe that taxes are tyranny, government regulation stifles freedom, and social programs must end. If you […]
The Koch Brothers and Their Infamous John-Birch-Society Dad
The Kochs call themselves free-market, libertarian-infused conservatives. A quick translation of that wonky jargon means that most of us will not prosper in Kochs’ version of America. Most John Birch Society leaders are buried deep in the recesses of American history, known only to politics junkies, history wonks and me, a Birch kid. There is one exception […]