J.C. Moore Online

Current Events from a Science Perspective.

Mitt Romney

  • A comparison of the 1956 Republican Party platform with today’s shows how the Republican Party has devolved since Eisenhower’s time. Though there is not an official party platform for 2014, the one presented is very similar to the 2012 one that Romney ran on. Read more

  • During the presidential debates, Mitt Romney blamed the rising gasoline prices on President Obama’s policies. That idea is incorrect but it has been spread by his political party, political pundits who claim to be conservative, and certainly the oil companies who would profit from it. This article explains why that is not true. Read more

  • Mitt Romney is publicly saying that President Obama “robbed” $716 billion from Medicare. This article investigates that claim to see whether someone is stealing from Medicare or not. Read more

  • The Republican Party has approved this platform and many of its provisions would make sweeping changes in programs that benefit the middle class and the poor. It is in many ways more extreme than Mitt Romney would have wished, and it may make his candidacy more difficult. This describes the main provisions of the platform… Read more

  • The Affordable Care Act has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court and will greatly affect the healthcare of many Americans. This article provides a checklist and a summary of the main provisions of the affordable care act. Read more

  • The Republican Party has just sent out its 2012 Presidential Platform Survey. Supposedly the survey is to determine the issues on the 2012 Republican platform. However, as illustrated here, many of the questions are biased and some are more propaganda than survey questions. Read more