Tag Archives: Ronald Reagan

Worst Americans: Cruel DeVos

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Sean Murphy

Never mind Trump: one need look no further than Betsy DeVos to understand the true depravity of the contemporary state of all-things GOP. Continue reading →

Posted in Worst People in America | Tagged 1984, Betsy DeVos, democrats, Dickens, Donald Trump, George Orwell, GOP, health care, Jesus, Obama, progressives, Public Education, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Tea Party | 1 Comment

The Final Popped Culture

Posted on September 14, 2016 by The Editors

The Weeklings editors, staff, and various contributors take turns answering the one question that matters most. Continue reading →

Posted in Popped Culture | Tagged ashley perez, big ron dantomine, catwoman, elliot smith, essays, greg olear, Henry Cherry, island of apples, Jamie Blaine, Janet Steen, Jen kabat, Julie Newmar, Lawrence Benner, Nelly Reifler, Popped culture, popped culture #3, popped culture #4, Ronald Reagan, Sean Beaudoin, Seth Fischer, skinner box, The Beach Boys, The Weeklings, vince navy | 1 Comment

WILDFIRE IN THE AMERICAN WEST AND THE FAST TRACK TO OBLIVION

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Danbert Nobacon

Danbert Nobacon takes on global warming, wildfires, and the possibility that there’s some human complicity. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged autonomic stress response, Carlton Fire Complex, Cascade Mountains, Columbia River, FEMA, fire, global warming, IPCC, Iraq, Mazama, Methow Valley, Pateros, Ronald Reagan, TPP, Twisp, WA, wildfire | 1 Comment

The Power of Political Narrative: Part One, The GOP

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Sean Murphy

We know the Democrats consistently drown in a river of good intentions. Why are the Republicans so successful staying on script? They keep it simple, stupid. This is how the Reagan Revolution happened, why it endures, and why it matters today as much as ever. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, democrats, GOP, politics, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Sean Murphy, The Gipper, The New Deal, The Power of Political Narrative | 6 Comments

Russell Brand, Revolution, and the Audacity of Apathy

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Sean Murphy

If you don’t share the view that giving the wealthiest one percent even larger tax cuts is not an antidote for what ails us, you SHOULD vote…and there is one party you should never vote for. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged addiction, alcohol, amy winehouse, Ayn Rand, Carl Barrat, drugs, george carlin, jeremy paxman, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Russell Brand, Sean Murphy, voting | 13 Comments

A Letter from Mayberry: The South Versus the GOP

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Lawrence Benner

Lawrence Benner takes a look at the place of his birth, North Carolina, and where it fits into the political and cultural landscape of The South in 2013. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged civil rights, Governor Pat McCrory, Lawrence Benner, Moral Mondays, NAACP, North Carolina, Rev. William Barber, Ronald Reagan, the South | 2 Comments

Ronald Reagan, The Greatest President Who Ever Lived

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Sean Beaudoin

The naming of an airport wasn’t enough. President Reagan should be sainted. Sean Beaudoin offers two thousand words, a scene from St. Elmo’s Fire, plus the head of Rob Lowe to prove it. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Culture Club, Delusion, Ed Meese, Eden Pastora, Elliott Abrams, Everyone I hated, Grenada, Iran, Joan Quigley, Leon Czogolz, Margaret Thatcher, Nancy Reagan, Rob Lowe, Ronald Reagan, St. Elmo's Fire, The Awful Decade, The Brat Pack | 8 Comments