Here’s what American conservatives once supported.
The super-rich never had it so good. At least not since the late 19th Century, a reprehensible period in American history known as the Gilded Age when wealthy robber barons in mansions and plantations treated the working class like farm animals, and the government did next to nothing to help common people. In other words, unbridled capitalism and conservatism at its unapologetic worst.
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In 1963, an elected public official named George Wallace openly defies federal law, denying equality.
Read MoreJustice over bigotry shall ultimately prevail in Kentucky.
But let us not forget the disgraced bigot who openly stood in defiance, blocking a public doorway, thwarting the U.S. Constitution, and obstructing the basic freedoms of others. Moreover, let us remember all those repugnant voices who joined in on the spectacle and openly defended such bigotry under the false pretenses of “religious freedom” and “states rights.”
Presumably the land of liberty and equality, America has witnessed this shameful moment before.
Read MoreThis Memorial Day, the best way to honor our war dead is doing whatever it takes to prevent more deaths in the future.
Read MoreWhen necessary, Hollywood must be permitted to apply dramatic license in order to tell a good story. That usually makes for a better movie. However, no filmmaker should blatantly lie about the historical record and get away with it, without scrutiny. That’s precisely what movie director Ava DuVernay has done with her grotesque portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the film, “Selma,” which has rightfully ignited lots of controversy among both historians and movie critics.
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