The song 'Take This Job and Shove It' spent 18 weeks on the country charts in 1977. 1970s country music fans had a clearer understanding of the ennui of wage-slavery than modern elites. Alex Pareene 1970schartclear Change image and share on social
Conservatives don't want to read good, smart books. They mostly want to read Fox and talk radio hosts writing about presidents. Alex Pareene bookconservativefox Change image and share on social
From the late David Broder on down, the most powerful and influential of the great Washington columnists and journalists tend to cultivate the driest, least lively voices possible. Alex Pareene brodercolumnistcultivate Change image and share on social
Niall Ferguson is an intellectual fraud whose job, for years, has been to impress dumb, rich Americans with his accent and flatter them with his writings. Alex Pareene accentamericandumb Change image and share on social
Vaccines don't cause autism. Vaccines, instead, prevent disease. Vaccines have wiped out a score of formerly deadly childhood diseases. Vaccine skepticism has helped to bring some of those diseases back from near extinction. Alex Pareene autismbackbring share on social
I grew up in a politically aware household: very civically-minded, good Minnesota liberals. Alex Pareene awarecivicallygood Change image and share on social
Apocalyptic hysteria is much more effective at getting people to open their wallets than reasonable commentary. Alex Pareene apocalypticcommentaryeffective Change image and share on social
John Boehner was and is an unprincipled ward-heeler who simply couldn't weather the transition of the Republican Party from a corporatist party with a sizable conservative base to a purely conservative party. Alex Pareene baseboehnerconservative share on social
I'm not great on television. That's one reason I don't do it very often. Alex Pareene greatreasontelevision Change image and share on social
There are a lot of people whose livelihoods depend on keeping lots of conservatives terrified and ill-informed. The groups that exist to raise funds raise more funds when they endorse the crazier candidate. Alex Pareene candidateconservativecrazy share on social
