Tag: Tea Party
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Yes Virginia, There Really is The People
Reading Time: 5 minutesI”m not sure what Curtis White had in mind with his recent article for Salon Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and the Real Reason Why Change Never Seems to Come. Salon, Jan. 30, 2016). https://www.salon.com/2016/01/30/this_is_an_oligarchy_not_a_democracy_donald_trump_bernie_sanders_and_the_real_reason_why_change_never_seems_to_come/I agreed with his argument against regime change which is carried out through the back door of democratization, but after…
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End the Government Shutdown: Fight Fire with Fire
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the government shutdown saga, righteous indignation is appropriate. However, it is also futile. Some people out there think the extortionists in the Republican Party are making sense. To make matters worse, it’s not clear whose side John Boehner is on. One of the weirdest parts of this drama is the…