Red, Brown & Blue

The Bill of Rights

I want to talk about the Bill of Rights this holiday season. Why, you ask? What in Concha’s kitchen does the Bill of Rights have to do with the holiday season when everyone is out and about “malling” each other (or perhaps it’s “mauling” each other) over the latest smart phone, gaming console (even though there are probably two or three back home already), must-have outfit, or perfume? Why be such a buzz killer when everybody or just about everybody is out stressing over spending money they don’t have? Who cares if most Americans don’t know what the Bill of Rights are? Aren’t they just some words on paper that some old, dead, white dudes wrote a long time ago? Continue reading “The Bill of Rights” »

Know Your Vote: The Republicans

With the clock ticking toward Election Day 2012, Red Brown and Blue will further its aim of increasing political education and involvement by examining the political parties, their candidates, and how closely their platforms align with progressive ideology.

As half of the two-party domination of the U.S. political system, the Republicans should be very familiar to all. The previous resident of the White House, the current leaders of the House of Representatives, and the stars of 2011′s favorite reality television programming (the Republican debate series) all fall into the Republican Party ranks. Like Spy vs. Spy, the Republicans and Democrats engage in unending competition for political control of our nation, one-upping each other for the appearance of leadership but frequently locked in stalemate. Continue reading “Know Your Vote: The Republicans” »

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Know Your Vote: The Democrats

With the clock ticking toward Election Day 2012, Red Brown and Blue will further its aim of increasing political education and involvement by examining the political parties, their candidates, and how closely their platforms align with progressive ideology.

Anyone with even the slightest interest in American politics knows the Democrats and their chief rivals, the Republicans. Whether you see them as polar opposites or two cogs in the same machine, the Democratic left vs. the Republican right establishes the framework for practically all political discourse in our country. Continue reading “Know Your Vote: The Democrats” »

Founding Fathers and Expired Wisdom

A dispute broke out recently over a post of a political nature I placed on my personal profile. As the inevitable conflict erupted between someone who disagreed with my statement and someone who supported it, the detractor decided to cite the Constitution and the Federalist Papers as supporting his argument, case closed. I found this a dishonest and weak approach, partly because I doubted the individual’s insinuation that he’d read the Federalist Papers, but mainly because invoking them implied a mythical clairvoyance possessed by political thinkers more than two centuries ago.
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Flip-Flopping: What Exactly Are We Criticizing?

Flip-flopping gets brought up a lot in today’s political reporting. I remember first hearing the term in the ’90s to describe then-president Bill Clinton, who wasn’t so much accused of changing his position but rather not taking a definitive stand on important issues. His reputation for trying to win over both sides stuck enough that cartoonist Garry Trudeau began depicting Clinton in his Doonesbury comic strip as a waffle. Historically, the term goes back much further, entering presidential politics at least as early as 1976. Continue reading “Flip-Flopping: What Exactly Are We Criticizing?” »