Category Archives: Big Think

Big Think: Ian Bremmer: ‘Donald Trump Is Not The Problem: He’s The Symbol of 4 Bigger Issues’

Posted on July 13, 2020 by FredSchneiderUS

“If the problem was just Trump, it wouldn’t be happening in other places around the world, says political scientist Ian Bremmer. All sorts of advanced industrial democracies have people getting angrier and voting more and more against the establishment.Even when … Continue reading →

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Big Think: Penn Jillette- ‘On Libertarianism, Taxes, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Weed’

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “Take a deep breath, you’re in for a ride. Here is Penn Jillette on Libertarianism, taxes, Trump, Clinton, Sanders, Gary Johnson, sex, drugs and Kurt Cobain. Jillette’s latest book is “Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds … Continue reading →

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Big Think: Kurt Andersen: ‘Why America Confuses Fantasy For Reality- Celebrity, Hollywood & Disneyland’

Posted on May 12, 2019 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat  “The start of the 20th century was the birth of a strange new reality in the United States. The advent of the moving image, of Hollywood and sudden celebrity, caused a quantum shift in how Americans thought … Continue reading →

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