December 2011
8 posts
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #281 →
This week: Join ALL OF US! for the last podcast of 2011 as we look ahead to 2012 and the coming election year.
Do Voters Fall in Love or Fall in Line? →
Iowa awaits. What will GOP voters do this year? We answer a lot of questions in this one, but the central theme is an attempt to predict what might happen over the next few months. Also the…
Talking About Corn: The Politics of Ethanol →
King Corn or underdog energy option? We look at ethanol, from its fictional portrayal on one TV program to the special treatment it gets in the Senate and the White House.
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #280 →
This week: WE’RE BACK! Well at least Kathy and Meg are. Nancy and Brian are away but hope to return soon. Join us for our holiday episode!
Episode 498: ND vs. CZ, Iraq Withdrawal, Year in... →
A tale of two countries: Kim Jong-il vs. Vaclav Havel
The NDAA and detention of American citizens
The Iraq war is over?
2011 in review
Goldwater and Gingrich →
When Barry Goldwater received his party’s nomination in 1964, it was an attempt on the part of the GOP to go with an aggressive message to take on Johnson. It didn’t work then, but there can be…
Episode 496: Newt Surges, Obama Fights Back →
Cain drops out while Newt Gingrich surges
The unemployment rate drops to 8.6%
The payroll tax cut – well played, Mr. President
In praise of ObamaCare
The brutal logic of climate change
How "Drys" Became "Wets" →
We look at alcohol prohibition in two countries, especially American prohibition and how American fervor for the 18th amendment which enacted Prohibition, changed to fervor for the 21st repealing…