Weldon Angelos was sentenced to 55 years in prison for a marijuana offense in 2002. In May of 2016, President Obama commuted his sentence. Angelos has never stopped in his fight for criminal justice reform since he was released. “I hit the ground running, I started working with the White House and the Koch brothers…
Better Dead Than Red is a line I’ve found myself using on a number of occasions. Perhaps to be edgy, but also perhaps because I believe it. Absolutely, I would fight a war against an American version of The Great Leap Forward. That may be an extreme case, but don’t slippery slopes tend to slide…
On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama held a Zoom town hall to call for police reform and legislative changes in the wake of the George Floyd protests. While it’s certainly commendable that Obama would use his significant platform to speak up on such an important issue, I’m left wondering why he didn’t make any of…
Remember when the Democratic party and the left in general were the anti-war torchbearers? Pepperidge Farm remembers. What has come to be colloquially known as the ‘anti-war left’ arguably saw its rise during the Vietnam War. Protesters were usually more left-leaning populations such as college students, African-Americans, women, and the arts community. The movement was…
Two years and $30,000,000. That’s what the Russian collusion nothing-burger cost. Robert Mueller concluded his investigation and turned his final report into Attorney General Barr. While we haven’t seen the report yet, we have seen the Attorney General’s summary, stating there was no evidence of collusion. This is substantiated by Mueller’s statement that the investigation…
The Minnesota congresswoman, who has been under fire lately for her comments on Israel, has now seemingly ruffled more feathers across the Democratic Party’s base. During an interview on Friday, Omar criticized the policy of former President Barack Obama, referencing the “droning of countries around the world” and the “caging of kids” along the Mexican…
Brad Sylvester on February 26, 2019 President Donald Trump claimed Feb. 15 that former President Barack Obama “put on more debt on this country than every president in the history of our country combined.” Verdict: True Public debt more than doubled in the eight years of Obama’s presidency, rising from $6.3 trillion to $14.4 trillion. Gross federal debt –…
Both NPR News and former President Barack Obama appear to follow a few interesting choice Twitter accounts. Fleshjack, a gay sex toy manufacturer as well as an account called StudJulian are both followed by the news outlet and the former President. It’s unclear why they would be following these accounts, or if they were previously…
Peter Hasson on January 1, 2019 Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s website for her presidential exploratory committee attempts to link questions about her claims of Native American heritage to people who questioned whether former President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Warren launched the committee Monday, including a website with a “fact squad” meant to…
Molly Prince on December 26, 2018 Former President Barack Obama has been reportedly upsetting his two-time running-mate Joe Biden as he meets with other potential Democratic presidential candidates. Obama has been sitting down with prospective Democrats over the past few months as the party searches for a strong challenger to emerge to face President Donald Trump…