“My View” from the Nov. 29, 2012, edition of “Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer.” Eliot Spitzer: As Monty Python used to say, “And now for something completely different.” Not something about the fiscal cliff or the Benghazi kerfuffle. Let’s talk British press scandals, or more pointedly, the scope of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire’s breach of trust, […]
Bill O’Reilly continued his trademark vendetta against the War on Christmas, confronting Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee over his decision to rename the state Christmas tree as a “holiday tree.” ‘Tis not the first Christmas season that Chafee has earned O’Reilly’s ire, but Chafee this time appeared on The Factor to defend his decision. O’Reilly […]
Last week, Laura Ingraham lashed out at Congressional Republicans who have indicated publically that they would be willing to waiver on their pledge to not raise taxes in the wake of President Barack Obama’s reelection. Ingraham warned that Congressional Republicans need to get concessions from their Democratic colleagues or face a devastating midterm election cycle […]
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Another story I’ve been holding here in abeyance for most of the week. Well, I got back on Wednesday. The story ran on Fox News back on November 24th, which was shortly after Thanksgiving. It’s by a woman, and her name is Suzanne Venker. She works at Fox News.com. I don’t think […]
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 […]