Tea Party Nation founder, Judson Phillips, has a novel idea for replacing Speaker of the House John Boehner – use someone not currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives. That makes perfect sense, right? I guess it does to Phillips, who is not known for being lucid. Referring to the Speaker of […]
by samuel warde Americans are frustrated and frightened as well as saddened by the events of last week – the sixth such tragedy this year. Our problems are getting worse and there needs to be meaningful dialogue. A reform of gun laws is inevitable, like it or not – it will happen. I certainly do […]
In the wake of one of the largest mass murders in United States history, the search for meaningful conversation about the nation’s gun culture continues. Conspicuous by their absence from the debate is the National Rifle Association: The group hasn’t posted a thing on Twitter and took their Facebook page down shortly after the shootings […]
To me the problem with coming together for a meaningful national dialogue regarding guns and violence is really pretty simple. On the one hand we have a segment of the population who want to discuss meaningful change in hopes of preventing further deaths (at least on such as grand scale). On the other hand, we […]
By William Boardman [email protected] Judging by their behavior, Vermont’s highest elected officials don’t much care if a thousand or more Vermonters lose their homes to the world’s most expensive weapons system. That level of residential destruction is what the U.S. Air Force anticipates in its own environmental impact statement: basing the F-35 nuclear capable fighter-bomber […]