Katherine Revello

Venial politics at the latest GOP debate

Last night's main stage GOP debate did not need to go beyond the first five minutes. The opening statements of…

11 years ago

Radical Tolerance and the New Political Lexicon

Compromise in a free society should not come at the price of conscience. Too often nebulous ideas such as “civility”…

11 years ago

The holiday shopping season should be celebrated, not demonized

The holiday season is the time of year when capitalism and big business are critiqued even more roundly and harshly.…

11 years ago

The Death of Tolerance and Rise of Fascism in America

It is ironic that the price of diversity is actually that which it purports to embrace. Diversity of opinion is…

11 years ago

Substantive FOX Business Debate Largely Fair, “Soft” to Liberal Media

Both of Tuesday night's GOP debates finally fulfilled a criteria promised by all networks which have hosted one- they actually…

11 years ago

Taking Back the Political Lexicon

There is a vein of philosophy which holds that the existence of absolute truth is negated by the subjectivity of…

11 years ago

A Look at the Free Market Credentials of the GOP Candidates’ Tax Plans

Wednesday night’s CNBC GOP debate was touted as economic-centric. It ended up being more about the moderators baiting the candidates with…

11 years ago

Marco Rubio’s Defense of Senate Absence Indicative of Broader Political Cultural Failings

Marco Rubio's winsome defense of his abysmal voting record- the worst in the Senate this year- is exactly the problem…

11 years ago

A Tale of Two Rhetorical Strategies at the Benghazi Committee Hearing

Once upon a time, in a place now known as "the birthplace of democracy," debate between men whose primary interest…

11 years ago

The Anthropomorphization of America

Much like justice, American politics are meant to be blind. Just as the judiciary is built on a system that…

11 years ago

Democratic Debate Rehashes Tired, Unoriginal Economic Ideology

The dysfunction of capitalism was a prominent topic at CNN's first Democratic primary debate. Since Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders,…

11 years ago

Are Gun Control and Eminent Domain Fundamentally the Same Issue?

Property rights are a fundamental necessity for liberty to be truly tangible and functional. If individuals cannot claim ownership of…

11 years ago

The Federal Reserve Doesn’t Understand Money

Yesterday Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, published an asinine editorial in the Wall Street Journal describing how…

11 years ago

Secret Service Targeting: Inevitable End of Power Taking on Life of its Own

Totalitarian regimes are living states. They think and feel and adopt emotional rationales in picking and choosing minorities within the…

11 years ago

Vladimir Putin: Liberal Democrat?

In the roughly 7 years of George W. Bush’s post-9/11 presidency, the most frequent and passionate criticism was directed towards…

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