Occupy Wall Street has been described in various circles as ‘anti-corporate’ or ‘anti-capitalist.’ Andrew Sullivan noted recently that his “impression of the OWS crowds is that they express an almost fanatical hatred of anything called a ‘corporation.’” This may be true of many of the protesters, but it’s hardly universally true. I’ve written before that […]
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Mitt Romney and Rick Perry clash over immigration policy in last night’s Republican primary debate. Last night’s CNN GOP debate in Las Vegas has been widely described as the most heated of the debates so far, and the gloves really came off when Texas governor Rick Perry accused Mitt Romney of hiring undocumented workers – […]
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People are fond of saying ‘it’s the economy, stupid’ whenever they talk about politics. But I wonder if we should say ‘it’s the culture war, stupid’ whenever we talk about economics. Recently, Redstate’s Erick Erickson started a new tumblr called ‘We are the 53%’ as a counter to the ‘We are the 99%’ tumblr that has […]
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President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting at the Computer History Museum on September 26, 2011 in Mountain View, California. President Obama has come out swinging following his recent populist speeches about the deficit and jobs which had Republicans complaining about “class warfare”. Speaking at a fundraiser in San Jose, Obama said voters […]
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