There were hundreds of lies, large and small, told on the stage at the Republican National Convention. The lies listed below were uncommonly pernicious. They were told again and again in voice after voice, by speakers of differing ideological backgrounds and different political proclivities, suggesting that these are the lies with which Republicans hope to [...]
First, let’s consider some facts: Fact one: Paul Ryan is a liar. You can see recent evidence of that here, here, here, here, and here. Fact two: Paul Ryan is a Catholic — and touts himself as a devout believer at that. He made a point to go to a weekday mass after accepting the GOP’s vice [...]
Sure it’s an inflammatory headline, but it’s also accurate, which is more than I could say for the Republican vice presidential nominee’s speech last night. It should come as no shock that politicians of all stripes stretch the truth in their speeches. Some are quite good at lies of omission and exaggerations. (Hell, our current [...]
Earlier this week, right-learning journalists went rummaging through the old financial disclosure forms of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and discovered she was invested, to the tune of $1,001 to $15,000, in a 401(k) operated by a thoroughly ordinary money-management firm of California advisors called the Davis Financial Group. The “Davis Financial Fund” invests in many [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
