Representatives argue over use of ‘socialist’ to describe members of Congress, progressive budget plan

Democratic members of Congress balked at being called socialists during a debate on Friday over the Republicans’ proposed budget and the Progressive Caucus’ proposed budget. Republican Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama accused the progressives in Congress of being socialists who are putting America “at risk.” Rep. Keith Ellison asked that More…

Road to Best-Sellerdom: F.A. Hayek’s American Editor on the Latest Boom in Conservative Books

For the past week, “The Road to Serfdom” has been the number-one selling book on Amazon.com. Authored by the Austrian émigré economist F.A. Hayek and first published in 1944, the book has long held iconic status on the Transatlantic right. Most recently, the book has acquired fashionable currency on Fox More…

Tea Party Convention Speaker Will Explain How Obama Is Like a Marxist Dictator

The troubled–but still sold out–National Tea Party Convention got more bad news after Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said the for-profit nature of the event might prevent her from attending. Meanwhile, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)–who promoted the event at the December premiere of “Tea Party: The Documentary Film”–has More…

Climate Change Skeptics Oust Jones With ‘Green Socialist’ Attacks

The descent of Van Jones from a powerful job in Barack Obama’s administration to career-sinking political controversy happened at a stunning pace. On Aug. 10, the White House’s ousted special adviser for green jobs appeared at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 in Las Vegas, More…

Gary Bauer: Obama’s Speech to Children Is an ‘Unprecedented’ Abuse of Power

Gary Bauer, the religious conservative leader who was undersecretary of Education under President Reagan, and who now runs American Values, tells supporters in his daily email that the president’s Sept. 8 speech to schoolchildren is an example of the White House “using its power in unprecedented ways.” Parents, writes More…

Here’s How Free Market Competition Has Helped Patients

As the Obama administration appears ever-more willing to accept a health reform plan absent a government-backed insurance option, it’s worth noting how well competition within the private insurance marketplace has kept plans affordable in recent years. And here’s a hint: it hasn’t.

Alex Jones and the ‘Joker’ Meme

The fringe radio host made good on his promise to broadcast in “Joker” pancake make-up, then hit the streets to put up “Obama=Joker” posters. Jones is pushing his own version of the poster, pointing to “InfoWars.com” instead of labeling President Obama a “socialist,” because “socialism is bad, but it’s More…

GOP Candidate: ‘Left Wing Liberal Socialists Are Stinking Up the Place’

Allen West, a retired lieutenant colonel who’s making his second run for Congress from a south Florida swing district next year, pens a column for Human Events that touches on almost every far-right base. West is angry that Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.), the incumbent congressman, isn’t making himself More…

In Iowa, Pence Warns of Coming ‘Avalanche of Socialism’

The Iowa Independent’s Lynda Waddington attended a GOP picnic in eastern Iowa on Friday, where Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) — frequently mentioned as a potential 2012 presidential candidate — addressed the audience before heading to a campaign event for Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).

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DeMint: America Is ‘Where Germany Was Before World War II’

Last night, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) gave a short talk and Q&A at at the National Press Club about his book “Saving Freedom.” DeMint told a room of around 100 people about a conversation he’d had with an Iranian immigrant who was panicking about the surge of government spending and More…