Saturday, March 21, 2026

Tag: CPAC

CPAC goes to Hungary

CPAC Hungary shows that a kind of far right international is forming.

‘You should be frightened,’ CPAC drifts even more right

Even with all the power there is to be had in government, the House, the Senate and even the presidency, they're still acting like they're losing.

Deniers rally conservatives to dismiss climate science as “fake news” and...

A whole panel was created called “Fake Climate News Camouflaging an Anti-Capitalist Agenda – and What President Trump Plans To Do About it.”

Trump bashes Paris, sucker punches our oldest ally, rewards terrorism

Mark down this unprovoked Paris slam as another inexcusable Trump hustle, beyond any apology that will never come.

CPAC and the DNC: A party is not a movement

The Democratic Party can’t be saved by one leader. But there’s a chance it can be saved by millions of them.

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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails

The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.

State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring

Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.

The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace

Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.