What Goes On in the DNC Stays in the DNC
FF Exclusive: Despite the media furor over the RNC's "bondage-gate" scandal, Republicans have spent much less on their scandalous events than Democrats. Both the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee have held events in racy locales. But who gets the biggest bang for …
Illinois GOP Rewards Anti-Gay Bigotry
The Illinois Republican party's decision to promote the source of the "Mark Kirk is gay" rumors to help lead their fundraising efforts is a boon for Democrats and an embarrassment for the GOP. The Republican party is relevant (at least temporarily) in Illinois for the first time in a long time. On …How the GOP Purged Me
How did the conservative movement and the Republican party go from William F. Buckley to Glenn Beck? From Eisenhower and Nixon to Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann? I am an old Republican. I am religious, yet not a fanatic. I am a free-marketer; yet, I believe in the role of the government as a …My Dream Product from Apple
My latest column for CNN.com discusses my disappointment with the iPad and my hopes for Apple's next product. My latest column for CNN.com discusses my disappointment with the iPad and my hopes for Apple's next product. I won't be buying the new iPad. I can't see why I need it: an iPhone …Why the GOP Should Support a Carbon Tax
President Obama's triangulation on cap-and-trade and drilling is designed to pull in conservative support for his energy bill. Rather than letting the president carve off Republicans to back his plan, the GOP should throw in a game-changer of their own by backing a carbon tax. Recently, former …Repealing Obamacare is the Least Conservative Option
A radical reaction has erupted in response to the healthcare bill, but true conservatives are not radicals; they respect tradition and work for stable reform to fix institutions. A radical reaction has erupted in response to the health care bill, and its motto is: “Repeal and Replace.” But this …The End of Candidate Giuliani?
By backing Marco Rubio, a candidate who has little overlap with Rudy Giuliani's own brand of Republicanism, Rudy may be signaling that he’s given up on ever running for office again. Rudy Giuliani’s decision to endorse Marco Rubio in the hotly contested Florida senatorial primary may be more than …Celebrating Easter During the Great Recession
What does it mean to rejoice at Easter when unemployment is high, when many people are worried about losing their jobs and homes and when those economic difficulties cause tension in people’s lives? One of the most ancient prayers of the Western Church, possibly dating as far back as the fifth …Obama's Prosecutorial New Labor Department
Employers, brace yourselves. Employers, brace yourselves: Check out these new Department of Labor public service announcements and notice the assumptions of employer dishonesty and oppression they all take for granted.Why Obama Can't Reach the Tea Party
Obama has been forced to essentially forfeit any outreach to middle America, as long as the face of middle America remains Glenn Beck's or Michelle Bachmann's. In the late "Point/Counterpoint" godmother Shana Alexander's 1983 bestseller Very Much A Lady (based on the Jean Harris/Herman Tarnower …What Women Don't Want
The social position of women has changed from generation ago. These changes have huge implications for both the substance and the style of politics -- but not always obvious implications. A few days back, Ann Coulter told a Canadian television personality that Canada was welcome to have me back …Knepper: I'm Not Backing Down
EXCLUSIVE: Over the past week, I've been thrust into a media storm over a column I penned for the American University Eagle . The backlash seems mainly to be coming from pampered, upper class white people from the coasts who don't want to admit that ours is a world filled with risk and imperfecti…NY’s Do-Nothing Attorney General
Corruption throughout New York state remains rampant. Yet, Andrew Cuomo, the state attorney general, has managed to build an image as an anti-corruption crusader, while in reality doing little to protect taxpayers. Last year, New Yorkers learned that 90% of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) …Explaining the GOP's Lock on High-Income Voters
Despite all of Barack Obama's yuppie appeal, and despite the Democratic Party's position on issues such as gay rights, Republicans still manage to retain the allegiance of upper-income Americans. A recent article by Ryan Streeter summarizes some demographic trends highlighted by demographer Joel …Everyone Wins With SAFRA
The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) will provide substantial relief to college students and reduce our national deficit, all while instilling motivation for future students to attend college and ultimately be debt free. Attached to the healthcare makeover is a bill that will have …Protesters Clash at the RNC
Yesterday, protesters assembled in front of the RNC offices to get the GOP to denounce the “bigotry and hatred" of the Tea Party.” The demonstration was crashed by conservative counter-protesters. Yesterday afternoon, approximately forty protesters assembled in front of the Republican National …