Staff / TruthdigApr 29, 2012
Forgotten history is like a rake neglected in the national backyard. Soon enough you’ll return to where you left it, and if you step on its teeth, it'll swing up and hit you in the face. (Above, McCarthy and, at right, a caricature of Rep. Allen West.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigApr 20, 2012
Not all overheated political rhetoric is alike. Delusional right-wing crazy talk -- the kind of ranting we've heard recently from washed-up rock star Ted Nugent and tea party-backed Rep. Allen West -- is a special kind of poison that cannot be safely ignored. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 12, 2010
Joyce Kaufman isn't going to Capitol Hill after all. On Thursday, the controversial conservative radio host from South Florida announced that she had decided not to follow tea party fave and Congressman-elect Allen West to Washington as his chief of staff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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