FreedomWorks, which is funded primarily by very rich people, solicits donations from non-rich conservative people. More than 80,000 people donated money to FreedomWorks in 2012, and it seems likely that only a small minority of those people were hedge fund millionaires. Alex Pareene 000conservativedonate share on social
For CNBC, and for Wall Street, billion-dollar fines for violations of the law are just part of the price of doing business, along with litigation costs and 'compliance.' Alex Pareene billionbusinesscnbc 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
Furloughing a bunch of air traffic controllers has a pretty easy-to-predict effect on air travel: It causes delays. Alex Pareene airbunchcontroller Change image and share on social
The goal isn't, and shouldn't be, to block Hillary Clinton. The goal is to make sure a potential President Clinton is beholden to a better Congress and a better Democratic Party. Alex Pareene beholdenblockclinton Change image and share on social
In many ways, Tucker Carlson's a better symbol of the pathetic state of what passes for conservative journalism than even Glenn Beck or the late Andrew Breitbart, to name two of his contemporaries with a much larger following. Alex Pareene andrewbeckbreitbart share on social
Vaccine conspiracies, like so much modern cult conspiracy culture, perpetuates itself and lives on indefinitely thanks to the community-building and archiving of the Internet. Alex Pareene archivebuildcommunity Change image and share on social
Freedom from menial work should be a rallying cry, not a cudgel to be used against the Left. How much liberty is there in having to do something you hate in order to survive? Alex Pareene crycudgelfreedom Change image and share on social
Cory Booker became a millionaire because this is how the economy works for people of his class: Rich people give other rich people money to do nothing, simply because they 'deserve' it. Alex Pareene bookerclasscory Change image and share on social
'Flash mobs' are reported on extensively because they're novel and can be used to stoke fears of young people and the Internet. The media, of course, have absolutely no clue what they're reporting on. Alex Pareene absolutelyclueextensively Change image and share on social
