According to Henry Rollins, education is the great leveler of the playing field, which is why the punk rocker says that elites are fearful of it. What would happen if our educational system did succeed in leveling the playing field? According to Rollins, for one thing, the prison population will plummet. The temptation to rob […]
Dick Armey, the “father figure of the tea party movement” resigned his post as chairmen of Freedom Works—the Koch brothers-backed group that blazed the trail to kill the Affordable Care Act and elect no-budge tea partiers. Who will they recruit next, and what lies ahead for the GOP’s far right flank? Andy Kroll, political reporter […]
Bill Nye, the Science Guy and the executive director of the Planetary Society, stops by “The War Room” to talk with Jennifer Granholm about the fiscal cliff and the importance of science in education and job innovation.
Last week Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher murdered his girlfriend at their home and drove to the Chiefs’ practice facility and shot himself in front of the team’s coach and general manager. During halftime of last night’s Sunday Night Football broadcast, NBC’s Bob Costas talked about the role guns and lax gun laws, played in the tragedy. […]
The Washington Post reports that Mitt Romney is tending to his wounds in seclusion after losing the bid for the White House. For six years, Romney’s goal was to be President of the United States. During this past election season, many speculated whether his run was a result of his religious beliefs. We’ll never know […]