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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
Source:The New Democrat “Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s […]
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The Economist: ‘What if Women Ruled The World?’
Source:The New Democrat “Only 6.3% of all international leaders are women. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and Africa’s first elected female head of state, suggests ways to redress the balance.” Source:The Economist To sort of have fun with President … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist
Tagged Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, America, American Politics, Democracy, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Feminism, Feminists, Government and Politics, Liberal Democracy, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, U.S. Government, United States, Women's Movement
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The Washington Post: Opinion- Brian Lamb: ‘Washington is Full of Waste and C-SPAN Lets Us Wallow In It’
. Source:The New Democrat “The Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) broadcast from the House of Representatives for the first time in March 1979, uncovering a process shrouded in secrecy. C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb says how Americans use that transparency is … Continue reading
Posted in Big Government
Tagged America, American Voters, Big Government, Brian Lamb, C-SPAN, Career Politicians, Democracy, Politicians, Tax Dollars, Taxes, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Uncle Sam, United States, Voters, Washington, Washington DC
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Roll Call: David Hawkings- Opus: ‘5 Reasons Why Congress is Broken’
Source: The New Democrat I guess I would disagree a little with what David Hawkings is saying here and that I would add a little to his argument as well. Money, is an issue with Congressional elections, but it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Congress
Tagged 115th Congress, America, American Voters, David Hawkings, Democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Full-Disclosure, Gerrymandering, Republican Party, Republicans, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Voters
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Meg Rifter: George Carlin: Maybe it’s Not The Politicians Who Suck?
Source: Meg Rifter: George Carlin: Maybe it’s Not The Politicians Who Suck? I partially agree with George Carlin on this. Our politicians actually do suck in way too many cases. I think that is obvious when you have a Congress … Continue reading
Foreign Affairs: Opinion: Bilal Y. Saab: Saudi Arabia’s Way Forward
Foreign Affairs: Opinion: Bilal Y. Saab: Saudi Arabia’s Way Forward I’m not claiming to be an expert on Saudi Arabia and that their people and especially their government is ready for this type of government, system and constitution. Especially their … Continue reading
Real Time: Video: Overtime: Bill Maher & Panel Talk About Politics
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I’ve covered this before, but education literally stars at home. If you have parents who could care less about education, especially their own which might be why they … Continue reading
IQ Squared: P.J. O’Rourke- American Politics and Government
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat There’s an old American saying that goes like this. “We get the government that we paid for”. Another way of saying that is that we get the government that we voted … Continue reading
Liberty Pen: Video: PBS’s Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Saul Alinsky, Mobilizing the Poor
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger What I got in from this discussion from the few moments that Saul Alinsky got to talk about his own personal philosophy even though this is about a fifteen-minute … Continue reading
Brookings: Video: Stephen Grand & Shadi Hamid: The Tension Between Democracy and Liberalism
Liberalism and democracy are two different things. Liberals believe in both, but just because you are a Democrat doesn’t mean you are a Liberal as we see in the Democratic Party. Or if you are a small d democrat, meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Constitution, Constitutionalism, Democracy, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Shadi Hamid, Stephen Grand
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David Pakman: Study- ‘U.S. Is An Oligrachy, Not A Democracy’
Source:The New Democrat “–Study: The U.S. is an oligarchy, not a democracy https://www.commondreams.org/view/201… http://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gil… –On the Bonus Show: Books bound in human flesh, Japan’s penis festival, A man uses his girlfriend’s passport to travel, more.. ” Source:David Pakman: Study- ‘U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Democracy, Federal Republic, Majority Rule, Oligarchy, Popular Vote, Popular Will, Social Democracy
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