Right-Wingers
From the wacky to the just plain wrong, what conservatives are saying and doing
All You Need to Know About The Heritage’s Problematic Study [LINKS]
The Heritage Foundation’s recent study on the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill is so flawed that even conservatives are distancing themselves.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Candice Bernd
Conservative Pundit Says: Don’t Listen To ‘Know-Nothing’ Young People On Marriage Equality
In an interview, conservative pundit Bill Kristol claims politicians have been embracing marriage equality to appeal to young Americans who “know nothing.”
Posted Tuesday, April 2, 2013 by James King
Is This New Conservative Hero Backpedaling On Anti-Gay Comments? [UPDATE]
In recent days Dr. Benjamin Carson, a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, has come under fire for comparing marriage equality backers to advocates of bestiality and pedophilia.
Posted Friday, March 29, 2013 by Shawn Shaligram
What Does The Word Jihad Mean To You?
On city buses, an Islamic group and a pro-Israel group talk about Jihad in new and old ways.
Posted Wednesday, March 27, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
CPAC: No New Ideas for the ‘Next Generation’?
While young libertarians are seeking their place in the conservative movement, Marco Rubio says “We don’t need a new idea.”
Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Opinions by Emily Crockett
Meet America’s Next Generation of Conservatives [PHOTOS]
Campus Progress talked to libertarians of color, a gun owner, a Finnish youth leader, a former child star—and zombies?
Posted Monday, March 18, 2013 by Emily Crockett
CPAC Attendees Blast GOP Senator Who Announced Support For Marriage Equality [VIDEO]
Posted Friday, March 15, 2013 in Reprints by Scott Keyes, Adam Peck and Zack Beauchamp
Can ‘Mingle Sticks,’ Rubio and Rand Draw Young People In At This Year’s CPAC? [LIVE UPDATES]
The latest in everything CPAC this year that the ‘next generation’ cares about.
Posted Friday, March 15, 2013
McConnell Calls Dems 2016 Lineup ‘Rerun Of the Golden Girls’—But Is That An Insult ?
Considering how ahead of its time ‘The Golden Girls’ were on gay marriage, immigration and women’s reproductive rights perhaps it’s a compliment.
Posted Friday, March 15, 2013 in Reporting by Christine Dickason
Some Of The High—and Low—Lights Of #CPAC2013 [UPDATED]
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) kicked off today. Here’s are some of the highlights from Day 2.
Posted Friday, March 15, 2013 by Christine Dickason
Will Conservative Mega-Conference’s Focus on ‘The Next Generation’ Pay Off?
Are the conservative movement’s attempts to connect to a broader audience really working?
Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Opinions by Christine Dickason
Guess Who Won’t Be Attending Largest Conservative Gathering This Year?
Organizers are refusing to acknowledge that the conservative movement has a problem with mainstream America.
Posted Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
Republicans Losing Ground with Young People
Even the GOP knows it needs a makeover.
Posted Monday, March 4, 2013 in Opinions by Christine Dickason
How 72 Republicans Could End Up Stripping Funding For Women’s Health
Calls for “accountability” and “transparency” mask a renewed push to defund Planned Parenthood.
Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in Opinions by Pauline Holdsworth
What ALEC’s Arthur Laffer Wants to Do To Your Tax Code
Meet the ALEC consultant who has state government budgets on the chopping block.
Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Chris Lewis
What Happens to Youth When The Anti-Gay Westboro Baptist Church Does The Raising
Two granddaughters of pastor Fred Phelps speak out on leaving the controversial, anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church.
Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
Dubbed The New Voice of the GOP, Will Marco Rubio’s Vision Resonate with Millennials?
Where the future of conservatism is headed.
Posted Friday, February 22, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
Will Pennsylvania Become the Next State to Weaken Unions?
Public understandings of unions and what they do for workers is crucial to how this legislation will pan out.
Posted Thursday, February 21, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Indiana School Double Dares You to Bring Gay Date to the Prom
As prom is around the corner, members of an Indiana high school put forth efforts to ban gay students.
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013 by Julie Thompson
Rep. Virginia Foxx Alludes to Holocaust in Condemnation of Obama’s Rules on For-Profits
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) raised eyebrows on Tuesday with her remarks about for-profit colleges.
Posted Wednesday, February 6, 2013 by Christine Dickason
