the Political Novice

To Spend or to Cut - THAT is the question

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:44:48 -0700

The choices made by Kansas and Maryland could provide something of a real-time test of the...

We are glorified monkeys pretending we know how to build a society

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:13:00 -0700

In light of the recent Atlantic article that got every mother whose baby lives in her briefcase in a...

"The proprietor of Gawker, Nick Denton, who over the years has published gossip that Mr. Cooper is..."

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:35:00 -0700

“The proprietor of Gawker, Nick Denton, who over the years has published gossip that Mr....

What Makes Tax Breaks So Homophobic? The American Family Association.

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:11:00 -0700

Bryan Fischer has a cure for AIDS, and despite being fired from his own church, is instrumental in...

Congress is a hard house to get a soft body into. It can all...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:50:35 -0700

Congress is a hard house to get a soft body into. It can all begin with the media…

Vernacular Evolution and ObOOMa

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:34:00 -0700

Rarely does a Facebook post convey much other than some food-porn (yes, this is safe for work), how...

Put Down "Shades of Grey" & Punish Yourself with This Poll

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:37:00 -0700

The numbers will just drive you mad and aren’t worth looking at until the leaves turn orange...

Wisconsin Makes Ya Proud & Makes Ya Wonder: What if we'd done it in 2000 nationwide...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:41:00 -0700

What the hell is happening in Wisconsin? Remember this guy? Not really? Well amid the Tea Party...

It seems the leadership in Deadwood look about the same as the...

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:30:21 -0700

It seems the leadership in Deadwood look about the same as the U.S. House of Representatives today!

From the NYTimes today:

1 in 3 American Indian women have been raped - more than twice the national average. A Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, passed with broad bipartisan support, would grant new powers to tribal courts to prosecute non-Indians suspected of sexually assaulting their Indian spouses or domestic partners. But House Republicans, and some Senate Republicans, oppose the provision as a dangerous expansion of the tribal courts’ authority.

'The Arab Spring is just a silly fad, like “mood rings” or “human rights.”'

Fri, 04 May 2012 14:35:49 -0700

Mostly we stick with facts and grammatical errors here at the Political Novice, but today, on a...

13.8 billion, 37.6 million, 14 million: California's Debt, Population and Number of Latinos

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:27:00 -0700

Once part of the Spanish empire during colonization and still replete with Missions, California...

In Washington State, It's Nearly Season for Rainier Cherries... and a Republican Governor

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:08:00 -0700

Nestled between Oregon, Idaho and Canada, Washington state was ratified in 1889, the 42nd state in...

Not Our House?

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:57:30 -0700

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/us/politics/north-carolina-a-front-in-democrats-battle-for-house.ht...

Independents Flock to Maine, but the Snowe Don't Blow No Mo'

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:36:45 -0700

With over 2,000 islands and more coastline than California, Maine’s nickname is The Vacation State....

This Man is Bad Ass - Deval Patrick

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:24:05 -0700

Deval Patrick, elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010, is the state’s first African-American...

Midwest to New England: Mine is Bigger Than Yours

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:01:05 -0700

Who knew? The highest college degree holders are states in New England and… wait for it…...

The HERITAGE of Health Care

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:51:36 -0700

http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2011/10/20/how-a-conservative-think-tank-invented-the-individual-man...

The Snowe in Maine has Brought a Liberal Front

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:46:00 -0700

Maine likes its Independents. Ron Paul has better ratings than any of the other Republican nominees...

Vanilla or Rainbow Sherbet? What Scoop of VP Do You Like?

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:40:36 -0700

Let’s say Romney does get the nomination. Then let’s say say he has to pick a running...

Save Your Money. Invest in a Congressman.

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:17:00 -0800

PA is an incredibly important swing state. With its gun-owning, Catholic anti-abortion Democrats, it...