Bill Maher, Ben Affleck and Islam
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 7th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Bill Maher, Ben Affleck and Islam
Dennis Prager, RealClearPolitics
Last Friday night a rare dialogue/debate took place on American television. It was rare because it involved criticism of Islam, one of the many taboo subjects that are labeled “politically incorrect.” And it took place on the program “Real Time with Bill Maher,” a show not generally known for taking politically incorrect positions. But on this night the host, Bill Maher, along with atheism-advocate Sam Harris, had a vigorous debate with Actor Ben Affleck, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. Bill Maher, a man of the left…
Demographics, Hispanic Voters and the Midterms
David Byler, RealClearPolitics
One of the biggest stories of the 2012 election was the Latino vote — how President Obama won Hispanics so convincingly; whether Republicans need Latinos to win future elections; how Republicans can win over Hispanics — but much less attention has been paid to Latinos this election cycle. These voters will likely have less influence in 2014 than they did two years ago, and there are several reasons why. These range from decreased turnout overall in midterms to the low concentration of Latinos in states with key Senate battles to disappointment over the president’s shelving of action…
Screening for Ebola; Latino Influence on Midterms; Wake Island Requiem
Carl M. Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Good morning, it’s Tuesday, October 7, four weeks from Election Day, 2014. With time running short, and his political party in a tough campaign to retain control of the U.S. Senate, President Obama travels to New York City today for three fundraisers. He’s scheduled to return to the White House minutes after the first pitch in Game 4 of the Washington Nationals-San Francisco Giants’ tense playoff series. Hopeful Washington area baseball fans can take solace from a game played 30 years ago today. On this date in 1984, the San Diego Padres won the National League pennant by…
The Triumph of Muddle-Nomics
Robert Samuelson, RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON — I have been reading Martin Wolf’s “The Shifts and the Shocks,” a detailed analysis of the 2008-09 financial crisis and its aftermath. Wolf is the chief economic columnist of the Financial Times, an English paper with a global audience. He and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman are probably the world’s most influential economic commentators. What Wolf says matters because he is hugely well-informed and respected. By and large, he rejects the standard American explanation of the financial crisis, which blames greedy bankers, incompetent government regulators and naive…
