Posts tagged “Tea Party”
Gender, Sexuality and the Debt Ceiling Debate
In this post, I would like to explore the sexual underpinnings that have framed the debt-ceiling debate. I think it’s fairly evident that sexuality, although always present in politics, has been largely suppressed and underreported on by the media in their discourse during the past few weeks. In an attempt to understand what this debate [...]
Suppose They Had A Party And Nobody Came?
There’s no doubt, of course, that the loose conglomerate of groups fomented by GOP operatives known as the Tea Party has had a dramatic effect on several Republican primaries. The term “Tea Party” certainly stands for a certain amount of ballot-box power. It’s less clear what it means that the promoters/exploiters of the movement are [...]