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LEAK: Roe vs Wade overturned - is this the Hail Mary to rally?
Supreme court voted to overturn Roe v Wade abortion law, leaked draft opinion reportedly shows Majority of Supreme Court is ready to strike down Roe v. Wade, leaked opinion shows What's your take? For or against? Why? Do you think this ruling will effect turnout in the midterms later this year? If...
Which banks have the most politically involved senior bankers?
Curious to hear more about which banks have a lot of former politicians working for them/senior bankers that are politically involved, and also if it plays a large part in their culture overall (bankers doing fundraising, hosting talks, etc) For example, Evercore has Roger Altman (Deputy Treasury...
Closet conservative
I guess I just wanted to start a discussion about political ideologies on Wall Street. I would call myself a conservative but not necessarily a republican and pretty much all my friends at many top colleges who think similarly feel that we have to censor ourselves or just straight up pretend to...
Mitt Romney Chooses Country & Conscience Over Party, Votes to Convict Trump
I know I've been to the left of most political arguments on WSO these days, due to the absurdity of Trump and the enormous rightward shift and subsequent decline of the Republican party, but I campaigned for Romney back in 2012. Things like this remind me why I did and both make me happy that I...
Looking for reccomendations of articulate thinkers/political figures to the left of the spectrum
I consider myself more of a centrist/libertarian politically but I've noticed I'm listening almost exclusively to speakers towards the center right/right as of late. I think part of this is due to how batshit a lot of left leaning mainstream media has become with fear mongering and vilifying pretty...
Do you consider yourself Conservative, Moderate or Liberal? What makes you define yourself as that?
Just immigrated to the US, and I am not familiar with American politics. I come from a place where I am told to leave politics at home when you come to work, but I was surprised to overhear quite a lot of discussions about politics here. I know that different cultures have different ways to...
Facebook Continues Social Media Censorship
So, FB appears to have banned ZH articles from being shared/posted or even discussed on its platform. I'm torn on this one. I believe in free speech, but also the rights of a company to have discretion on its arbitration of content. But, to me this infringes on the former more than it should be...
Bernie Sanders 2020 run
What are your thoughts on Sanders launching his campaign with a record 5 mil in 24 hours? Does he stand a chance this time around? will the democratic "trend" continue? ponder and share.
Howard Schultz (former SBUX CEO) Running in 2020 - Socially Liberal, Fiscally Conservative
I've personally been looking for a socially liberal fiscally conservative candidate for some time (classical liberalism if you will). anti-border wall, anti-deficit, anti-UBI, pro-environment... a couple of faux pas with race while at SBUX, but this sounds promising. what does WSO think?...
The Conservative Attack on Facebook is Misguided
I think the title says it all. Not only is it misguided, but it directly contradicts conservative/libertarian ideology. In fact, it's implicitly the exact argument that liberals make in defense of big government and market interventionism. But beyond the philosophical contradiction, the conservative...
Can working in a muni group/ Public Sector Consulting theoretically be an exit to politics/policy?
I’m charting out my career path and it seems like down the road, with muni experience - one could develop relationships with government representatives and move towards becoming a treasurer or comptroller then campaigning further. Thoughts?
Flynn Pleads Guilty - What does it mean?
Curious to get input for those who have insight into the legal aspects of the recent news on General Flynn pleading guilty to lying to the FBI. A brief synopsis of what I understand so far (corrections are welcome since I am not well versed in the proceedings thus far): -Flynn plead guilty to lying...
Eminem's Rap on Trump: Good or Bad?
Last week I wrote a post which mentioned the potential to buy equity in Eminem's music catalog from 1999-2013. Since writing that post, Eminem went on the BET Cypher and lashed out at Trump with his freestyle called, " ". In light of this new information, the value of Eminem's royalties immediately...
U.S. Corporate Tax Rate to 15%
Lots of news coming off the Hill today with regards to Trump's new tax plan. Hopefully we'll get some kind of announcement by the end of the day. With the acknowledgement that 1) we don't know exactly how the plan is structured, 2) we don't know how it would be paid for, and 3) we don't know if it...
Curious - Would the U.S benefit from Engineers taking a more active role in Politics?
I know its not an exciting topic but would really just like to hear the community's opinion. I recall one of my professors always mentioning how engineers should get more involved politically as we need to tackle so many science related issues climate, energy, and my personal favourite...
Donald Trump Wheaties Boxes
Yeah, I know the guy who did these, but doesn't make them any less amazing. Thought some people here would appreciate these or know someone who does. Trumpedupwheaties dot com
2016 Official "Super Tuesday" Thread
Curious to hear what you young liberals and conservatives think. This will be an ongoing thread through tonight and tomorrow. I predict Clinton and Trump will distance themselves from their competitors tonight.
Palin-sanity
I don’t know about anyone else, but I am thrilled whenever I see Sarah Palin appear on the political scene. There is some feeling of mirth I get that exists only when she has a chunk of time on center stage- even Trump’s obscenely insensitive remarks fail to inspire that same feeling of joy,...
Can you argue that people like Donald Trump supporters have helped shaped the successful?
I've heard many arguments that the American capitalist system works or that the successful are successful mainly because these rednecks have supported policies that benefit the rich and/or helped to build a infrastructure (or the nation) that supports it. Thoughts?
What policies/legislation would you like to see that you feel would aid in the recovery of the U.S. Economy?
I apologize in advance if this question is misguided or poorly worded. If on the hypothetical chance that the 2016 election provided a bipartisan forum open to any suggestion you could provide, what would the intended strategy be? The goal would not be to encourage you or your firm's personal...
Presidential Election 2016: Hillary Clinton v. Marco Rubio?
The Presidential Election of 2016 is more than a year away, but the fight between candidates for party nominations and for the title of the President of the United States is well under way. On the Democratic front, Hillary Clinton is the clear front-runner. According to Real Clear Politics, Hillary...
Politics crazy New Yorker interested in the world of Finance!
Hey! My name is Larry Feldman and before I went on this site i had no idea what (BB) stood for or what "Front Office" referred to. I've spent a few days lurking and wanted to introduce myself. I'm currently attending Baruch College in NYC as a Sophmore, thinking about majoring in Finance. My first...
Choosing banks summer
Hi, need help with deciding between ba and j
Eric Cantor loses
Not sure what forum to post this on since its a political posts. House majority leader Eric Cantor lost his district today to a tea party candidate David Brat. I believe Cantor spent around $5 million on his campaign, while Brat only spent $100,000. As someone who does not follow politics religously...
Interesting article on an inner-city public school district (in lovely Camden, NJ)
Came across this while reading the news: http://articles.philly.com/2014-04-14/news/49100972_1_camden-residents-… Some key highlights: "This school year Camden spent $27,500 per pupil, $9,000 more than the state average, to educate a district of 15,000 students, about 11,700 of them attending...
Obama the Master Politician
So a big topic of conversation right now is the possible US military action in Syria. The world's governments are paying attention, the markets are paying attention, and the various media centers are definitely paying attention. So to many it was a surprise when Obama came out earlier this weekend...
Gabe Gomez GOP candidate for John Kerry's open Senate Seat
I just came across a profile of MA Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez from the Boston Globe where it states: "Tax data provided by his campaign show that Gomez earned $8.5 million over five years at Advent, from 2007 to 2011." The Globe did not further analyze his compensation structure nor would...
Mitt Romney's Dilemma
Although this is a fairly political post, I thought it was rather interesting that Romney is still having a problem with this, particularly this close to the general election. As new jobs numbers come out that don't particularly help Obama, one would think that Romney has a great opportunity to take...
US doomed?
I would expect the media to be all over this new treaty, but it is not. Is this the end of the US world supremacy as we know it? I don't believe that China will take over however I think that Russia will make a comeback as a world power pretty soon. Read full article.
Sequester kicks off
The Republicans didn't cave and Obama's calls for apocalypse should the sequester kick-in did not yield another tax increase. Perhaps this is a turning point that some restraint will finally be placed on the enormous expansion of government we've seen over the last four years. I'm highly skeptical,...
NJ Senator Lautenberg to Retire
From USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/02/14/frank-lautenberg… Am I the only Democrat who doesn't care much for Cory Booker? He just seems like such a lightweight with a lot of hype. Then again we need someone to match Marco Rubio right?
Why is the northeast/new England so liberal?
If the NE is the wealthiest region in America, why would they be for policies that are financially against their interests? Seeing that most people on this forum are right wing libertarians from the north maybe you guys can share some insight.
GOP's minority problem
No I am not talking them to start pandering to illegals or people that come over and start popping babies every year. You have this group that 1) leads in small business 2) is most educated in the country 3) has highest average income, with 30% of the households earning over 100k 4) epitomizes the...
Romney vs Obama
God I hope Romney wins. I'd hate to see another 4 years of that clown Obama. I really love how he presents himself to be a man of the people. If you went to Columbia and Harvard Law, you are not a man of the people, and cut from the same deck as Romney. Who is your money on?
Alyssa Douglas: A hated woman.
Not sure who else has been browsing the news circuit this morning but I stumbled across this: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/07/1128805/… You can also see a few other news outlets which are covering the story, and I'm sure some of the more major ones will by tonight or tomorrow.
Romney & Gawker - A Love Story
Woke up to this doozy: http://gawker.com/5936394/ Before you guys start crushing people in the comments section, I encourage you to read through the article and the points it makes. The world really has no idea about private equity. I tried to shed some light on some of the key misconceptions (it's...
Todd Akin Scandal
Does this scandal make the GOP irrelevant on the national scene?
Obama- US bridges and roads being built by Chinese firms
I recently found a very disturbing video which questioned President Obama and his decision making. There have been a few major projects involving construction in the United States which are still being worked on, and these projects have been given to Chinese firms. These are multi-million dollar...
President Obama's New Medicare
President Obama's new Medicare bill is an absolute joke to me. He is trying to convince elderly people that he is helping them when in fact he will be hurting them. He seems to be trying to save his ass right before his election term. To read up on Obama's new Medicare bill which is an absolute con...
Feminism
So recently I had the "pleasure" of attending a community service event for my scholarship that was a free speech rally. The subject was Feminism. Now I consider my self pretty liberal when it comes to social freedoms, etc. but during the debate, I raised a subject perhaps viewed by some as sexist....
Are we headed for a Revolution?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-post-ascenden… This article on ZeroHedge makes a lot of interesting points. It begs the question that I've been hearing discussed a lot both at and outside of work: with this apathy against the rich, OWS, patriotism in the US - what is the end game? Will there...
Top 10 Myths that politicians want you to believe
Not sure how anyone could read this article and still feel rosy about the direction we're heading. Thought it was mostly spot on. http://www.thestreet.com/story/11142443/10-myths-that-politicians-want-…
Blagojevich: Being in prison like military service
I love how people with this sort of perspective can be elected to high government positions. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/03/15/former-gov…
Buddy Roemer Goes Third Party
Buddy Roemer is competing for The Reform Party nomination. Never understood why he didn't get a fair shake at the fiasco that is the Republican primaries. [quote=Slate]It was only seven short weeks ago when Charlie Pierce and I stood in the breakfast nook of the Manchester, N.H. Radisson and watched...
Obama, easy victory with economic numbers?
Personally, I don't buy all the "green-shoots" BS . However, the jobs number today blew out all estimates. Unemployment has hit 8.3% down 9.3% from 3 years ago. Again, I don't really want to bring up the underlying systemic issues (ie: reality). I am looking at this headline as the AVERAGE voter...
Ron Paul- wow- just wow
Wow, I just saw that Ron Paul is actually defending Romney. Maybe I am just in a state of disbelief, but how often does a candidate actually defend his biggest competitor? Is it simply a ploy to come off like a good guy? Is he really a good guy? Are there any other politicians that actually aren't...
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