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Founding Fathers

  1. alexandria ocasio-cortez
    AOC Thinks Billionaires Are a Threat to Democracy. So Did Our Founders.The idea that democracy and billionaires are incompatible might seem radical to conservatives. But to America’s founders, it seemed like common sense.
  2. select all
    Inside Tumblr’s Founding Fathers FandomRight now, on Tumblr, the founding fathers are flirting.
  3. imagined conversations
    What the Founders Said About 100-Round Assault-Rifle MagazinesSenator Ron Johnson thinks such magazines are constitutionally protected. 
  4. bachmann ambition overdrive
    Michele Bachmann Stands By Ridiculous Thing She Said About SlaveryHer knowledge of the Founding Fathers, of all things, appears to be lacking.
  5. george washington
    Washington the ‘Blackest’ Name in AmericaThe surname Washington now belongs predominantly to African-Americans — in fact, the name is 90 percent black according to the most recent U.S. Census data.
  6. rolling in graves
    Which Recent Commercial Is Most Demeaning to the Founding Fathers?It’s a tight race between Bud Light, Kraft, and tea partier Rick Barber.
  7. america’s sweetheart
    Glenn Beck Tells Sarah Palin That Her Unnecessarily Evasive Answer Is ‘Bullcrap’“Who is your favorite Founder?” isn’t a question you really need to dodge.
  8. civics lesson
    Congress Meets Today to Continue Horrible, Outdated PracticeThe Founding Fathers had some top-notch ideas, but this isn’t one of them.