Kurt Anderson on The Protestors
Kurt Anderson joined me this morning on KTRS/St. Louis to discuss his cover story for this week's Time magazine, which named "The Protestor" as its Person Of The Year (apparently I was tied for second again!). We talked about the aftermath of the Arab Spring protests...
Congressional Insider Trading
On November 13th, "60 Minutes" aired a piece on insider trading by members of Congress, who use information garnered in private meetings from lobbyists or agency regulators regarding publicly-traded companies and then use what they've learned to buy or sell stocks --...
Saving American Democracy
Here's one of the best speakers in Congress, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, introducing the idea of a constitutional amendment that would reverse the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which allows corporations and special interest groups to spend unlimited...
One Man, Two Moms
Next time someone wants to argue with you about whether gays and lesbians should have the same right to marry that we do, show them this video from February that's making the rounds again because the Iowa caucuses are a few weeks away. It's Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old...
Disgraced But Embraced
Judge James Zaget listened to Rod Blagojevich plead for leniency yesterday, then slapped him with a 14-year prison sentence for corruption and other charges. Blagojevich's statement, in which he finally admitted guilt and accepted responsibility, was a big 180 from...
First Amendment, Kansas Style
If I was doing a talk-radio show today, I'd be ranting about the high school student who was punished for tweeting some negative comments about Kansas Governor Sam Brownback. It's a clear case of the grown-ups overreacting. The governor's staff should apologize to...
Endorse Race
I've never had anyone tell me that they voted for anyone based on an endorsement, yet much is being made this morning of the Manchester Union-Leader endorsing Newt Gingrich instead of Mitt Romney. Part of the reason is that it's the largest paper in the state where...
A Vacancy Among Occupiers
Most Occupy Wall Street sit-ins across the country have been dismantled, leading some to ask whether the movement is over. I doubt it, but it is unlikely to return in the form it took for the last two months. The problem with OWS wasn't a lack of support for the...