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Short essays on big progressive ideas
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Modern Conservatism
There are those who remain a microcosm of a larger national culture that thrives…More
Russians, Mobsters, Hackers and Spies
Here’s what Americans have come to know amidst the sustained campaign of Russian cyberattacks, propaganda…More
A Spectacle of Stupidity
For eight years, all republicans ever talked about or voted on was repeal and…More
The Mindfulness of Politics
0American democracy is experiencing death by a thousand cuts. Executed by a reckless, undignified, vulgarian in the White House. Exacerbated by a do-nothing republican…More
Fascism: Made in America
0Authoritarianism creeps into a nation gradually, through hundreds of small, imperceptible actions; festering within a healthy democracy for years before being detected. Today our…More
Activist 101
0For better or worse the thread of politics runs deep through our history. However, when voter participation rates are compared with equivalent Western democracies,…More
Capitalism v. Democracy
0Although certainly admirable, individual liberty, free market capitalism, the endless pursuit of wealth and limited government only makes sense to a certain point, then…More
Bread & Roses
2The economy is twice as wealthy and productive than it was in 1980 however, despite three decades of economic growth, middle-class incomes have risen…More
Connecticut, Conservatives & Contradictions
0The one thing I like about conservatives is that evidence does not faze them, they are not bothered by the facts or the obvious…More
The Ethical Spectacle
0Libertarianism is secularized religion rooted in Calvinists beliefs. Devoted to the notions that spiritual life is meaningless, this sect of self-individualism worships at the…More
Americas Rifle
0Despite sixty-five percent of Americans favoring of common sense reforms, the country finds itself faced with yet another mass shooting. This intolerable malignancy has…More
