Autiello: Will True Christianity Please Stand Up?
Nick Autiello, Contributor
The notion that homosexuality is a sin and un-Christian is one that is less than a hundred years old. It is wrong, and has no basis in scriptural or historical reality.
SASSO: The Coming New Year
James Sasso, Associate Editor
As the tumultuous 2011 comes down to its final day, this column could contain an obnoxious summary of the year’s extraordinary events. Rather than once again discussing the protests around the world, the death of Osama Bin Laden, Fukushima, America’s political ineptitude, Europe’s demise or the increasingly frightful weather patterns, here I attempt to predict what 2012 holds in store.
SASSO: Kicking the Can
James Sasso, Associate Editor
For one of the first times in his tenure as Speaker, John Boehner has made a statement with which every American, Republican or Democrat, should fully agree; the two-month Senate bipartisan extension of the payroll tax cut fails to fix the nation’s problems sufficiently. Providing a short-term band-aid to a long-term dilemma contradicts what a responsible government should accomplish, but fits the pattern of contemporary American politicking.
CIOCCI: A Foolish Consistency
Mitt Romney is guilty of serial hypocrisy, Newt Gingrich is guilty of being a public intellectual constantly scrutinized by the media and others, and Ron Paul never ceases to remind me about one of my favorite quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Essays: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”
AKMAN: Jon Huntsman’s Meaningless Campaign
Josh Akman, Columnist
Jon Huntsman did not participate in the CNN Debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. Short of his family and small (and getting smaller) campaign staff, no one really noticed. In a bizarre and counterproductive effort to impress New Hampshire voters Huntsman skipped the debate to protest Nevada moving its caucus ahead of New Hampshire’s, which has always been the nation’s first primary. It’s bizarre because no one else skipped the debate. It’s counterproductive because right now, Jon Huntsman is polling 6% in New Hampshire.
SASSO: The 99% Rising
James Sasso
Associate Editor
For the past month a movement has grown out of Zuccoti Park in New York with the potential to grab at the very heart of America’s problems. “We are the 99%” is not simply a catchy phrase used by frustrated jobless Americans , but a commentary on the disgraceful economic inequality that has arisen in the United States since the 1970s.
MCNAMARA: Don’t Trust the Label
Lindsay McNamara, Environmentalist
In a heavily green washed society, we must look past the initial solution towards a solution that is truly beneficial for all involved. Just because something claims to be “natural” on the label doesn’t mean it’s good for our planet’s future.
MCNAMARA: GREENER U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE, LOWER EMISSIONS
Lindsay McNamara, Columnist
Lindsay responds to the ULI’s 2010 infrastructure report in The Politicizer’s second installment of our three-part series on U.S. infrastructure. Lindsay makes an argument for efficient and high-tech transportation as a way to put the U.S. back in the fast lane.
RUSHFORD: We Must Not Forget About the Oil (Spills)
Stephanie Rushford, Columnist
The news crews will soon leave the Gulf of Mexico, enabling Americans to forget about the Gulf oil spill. But, Americans must not be shocked by more large-scale spills in future if they are complacent in doing nothing to change the status quo.
SIEFF: The Defense Department’s Need for Clean Energy Innovation
Adam Sieff, Columnist
The Department of Defense–the country’s largest single consumer of energy–requires a comprehensive energy strategy that will improve national security and strengthen combat capability.
SIEFF: Energy Innovation and America’s Future
Adam Sieff, Columnist
The coming weeks are an opportunity to present a comprehensive energy plan that frames the toughest issues the country currently faces as components of a single problem facing all Americans: dependence on foreign carbon-based energy.
PHILLIPS: Sacrifice is Not the Answer
Stephanie Phillips, Environmentalist
Sustainability should mean more than just sustaining life – it should also be about creating a future enjoyable to live in. In the modern environmental movement we are often called upon to make sacrifices in the name of combating climate change. Are some sacrifices simply too much to ask?
Phillips: A Prank on the US Chamber of Commerce
Through a prank, an activist group draws attention to the US Chamber of Commerce’s conservative stance on climate change.
PHILLIPS: “Green-Washing” and the Power of the Individual
“Green” products have become the latest trend, but consuming them doesn’t necessarily help the environment.
PHILLIPS: Bring Back Nuclear Energy?
Is nuclear energy a viable solution for our green energy future?
PHILLIPS: We Need Energy Efficiency
Billions of dollars are needlessly wasted on energy costs every year, and government intervention is necessary to save our environment and, transitively, the economy.
GOLDIN: REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE – RESCUE THE WORLD
How to get past taxes, cap-and-trade and policies and into making a real difference, everyday.
WALKER: A Visit to Reality
Staff Writer Alix Walker observes the economic effects of the “green movement” from an international standpoint.
ROGERS: Forget Cap & Trade – Conserve Energy and Cut Taxes
A free-market Republican approach to solving the climate and energy crisis. Conor Rogers, Editor Ideology: Republican | Writing From: New Jersey If like me, you’re a Republican; you take anything [...]
WALKER: Cap and Trade – The Real Inconvenient Truth
New columnist Alix Walker slams the negative impacts of cap and trade. Alix Walker, Staff Writer - debut column Ideology: Moderate Conservative | Writing From: Madison, Connecticut The recent decision by [...]
SIEG: Moving Forward on the Green Revolution
International columnist Emily Sieg backs cap & trade, green technologies. Emily Sieg, Staff Writer – debut column Ideology: Liberal\Progressive | Writing From: Dusseldorf, Germany Among predictions for the future of [...]